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California Association Turns Farm Workers Into Farm Owners

Associations Now

An organic farming association in Northern California trains immigrant field workers how to manage their own farms. In Salinas, California, the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) teaches minority, low-income farm workers about the business aspects of farming and helps them start their own farms.

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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

Associations Now

61 % The increase in court decisions regarding noncompete agreements between 2002 and 2012, according to a study conducted for the Wall Street Journal by the law firm Beck Reed Riden LLP. California is one of just two states (along with North Dakota) that ban noncompete clauses in most cases. Such agreements are common for CEOs; 78.7

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Five Lessons from the Road

Idea Architects

At the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues Annual Meeting , Charlene Li reminded participants that social media is about relationships. Doing so reminded me again of the value participants find in engaging with simple tools and considering manageable habits they can adopt or adapt to improve their performance. Dec 2002 (6).

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Labor Tensions Cause Port Headaches for Retail, Manufacturing Industries

Associations Now

In 2002, after a 10-day work stoppage at the ports, President George W. Organizations as diverse as California Citrus Mutual and the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association have suggested that the effects of the supply-chain disruptions could be dire. “The time for monitoring has passed. The time for action has come.”.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

One of the things that California SAE’s Robert Newman said he has learned over the years is that “the ask” is so critical. It’s also a great member benefit and new member recruiting tool. “It’s such an easy thing to do and so often we don’t do it,” he said. Be careful what you wish for.

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