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UFW - fighting for farm workers since 1962. Sí se puede!

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 18d

Farm workers are "supposed to" get 5 paid sick days a year. Non-union workers have been telling us that's not happening. Donate to help workers win union contracts where their legal rights are respected. act.seiu.org/a/sickpay?ms... #WeFeedYou

A photo of a farm worker in a orchard wearing a straw hat and having a courtship across their mouth and wearing long sleeve shirt to protect them selves from the sun and scratches with the text overlay: Stop growers from stealing farm workers' paid sick days. Donate today!

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3h

"Rafa" is a Merced county farm worker. He does 2 shifts in 2 different jobs as rent is so expensive. He harvests tomatoes in the am. Then he sorts sweet potatoes under a hot sun - working 13 hours total. He worries about driving home because of lack of sleep. #WeFeedYou

A sweet potato field and the place workers sort the potatoes

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 21h

Halloween is coming soon. Lupe" sent us this photo of the pumpkins he helped harvest in the Bakersfield CA area. He shares he is proud of the work he and other farm workers do to bring fruits and vegetables to the tables across America. #WeFeedYou

A field full of pumpkins that were harvested by Farm workers

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

Tractors like this are used to spray pesticides in Apple orchards in upstate NY. "John" shares that having to pick in just-sprayed fields — or even near current spraying— is one of the issues that have caused workers to unionize. #WeFeedYou

A tractor that is used for spraying the orchard at the side of a apple field

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

"Ari" is working in the poblano chilis in Santa Clara County. He explains how workers harvest the chilis, then take their full buckets over to a conveyor belt & dump them on it. The conveyor belt goes up lifting the chilis & "Ari" then directs them into different bins. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

Two workers are hard at work loading full boxes of grapes to be taken to cold storage in Mettler, CA. It was already 90° at 1 pm which made this physically demanding job even harder. To load the truck they had to be in the direct sunlight lifting heavy 20+ lb boxes. #WeFeedYou

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 2d

Worker power in action! Let's get it!💜

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

It may be raining, but Kern County CA farm workers are hard at work harvesting carrots. #WeFeedYou

Puede que esté lloviendo, pero los campesinos del condado de Kern, California, están trabajando arduamente cosechando zanahorias. #SoyEsencial

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

The apple harvest is underway in upstate NY. Reflective film is on the ground at many orchards to allow the apples to get extra sun. This can turn a warm day into a hot one for workers, as the sun’s rays are magnified and bounced onto the workers. #WeFeedYou

An apple orchard in upstate New York with reflective film on the ground to catch more heat

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

It was 90° at 12 noon in Arvin CA when "Rene" was driving a tractor getting ready to till the soil and prepare the field for upcoming crops. This midday heat makes already tough work even harder. But it's part of the job and it's how "Rene" earns his living. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

Farm workers are check irrigation lines in lettuce fields in Arvin CA. They are carefully marking problem spots to make sure the crop gets enough water. It’s slow, patient work, especially under the midday sun. But it is absolutely essential for a healthy crop. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.

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Kent Wong on Solidarity: action

YouTube video by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

Workers at Upstate apple farm frustrated by owner's refusal to abide by contract

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Workers at Upstate apple farm frustrated by owner's refusal to abide by contract - The Chief

Despite an arbitrator’s sanction of a collective bargaining agreement covering workers at an Upstate apple farm, the company has refused to institute its provisions. The deadlock led workers at Wafle...

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

“The rule change amounts to an immediate transfer of income from poor farm workers to the very rich, very large agribusinesses which dominate US farms.“
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Trump’s new farm rule betrays American workers

Last week, the Trump administration pushed through a rule change that went largely unnoticed by the mainstream press. Under the new rules, H-2A workers — the only uncapped guest worker programme in th...

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

Do you buy mushrooms? Windmill farm workers are calling on you to sign and share the #BoycottWindmillMushrooms petition: act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i...

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

Which is true? Either Trump’s Labor Department actually believes that immigration enforcement is threatening food security, or they are pretending the threat is real in order to crush wages for farm workers.

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Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

If you're driving through Kern County CA at this time of year it's common to see workers harvesting grapes on the side of the road. It was around 90° in Mettler CA around 1pm on the day this photo was taken. Workers were going full speed despite the heat. #WeFeedYou

Farm workers harvesting grapes in Kern County

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 3d

Bajarán salario de trabajadores agrícolas en EEUU: ¿Cuántos dólares reducirá?

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Bajarán salario de trabajadores agrícolas en EEUU: ¿Cuántos dólares reducirá?

La administración del presidente Donald Trump informó sobre cambios regulatorios que bajarán el salario de trabajadores agrícolas en todo el país. ¿A quiénes afectará? Esto es lo que debes saber.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 4d

"Meche" works making raisins in Fresno CA. Fresh grapes are placed on sheets of paper and then laid on the sand between rows. The suns heats the sand and dries out the grapes. She can feel the heat from the sand through her shoes while she earns 35 cents for each sheet. #WeFeedYou

Grapes on brown paper drying into raisins after workers harvested them

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 4d

"Ernesto" is clearing the cauliflower plants that are left after the harvest in Salinas CA. Then a tractot will come to prepare the land for a different crop that will be planted. #WeFeedYou

A worker using a cultivating machine to clean what was left of a cauliflower field after the harvest

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Farmworker Association of Florida @floridafarmworkers.bsky.social · 4d

10/2: Trump proposes to cut wages for all farm workers by up to $7/hour AND charge them rent for gov't provided housing. @ufw.bsky.social says it's “a catastrophe for American workers... When guest worker wages are lowered, it is American jobs that are lost" to cheaper foreign workers, hurts us all.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 4d

Farm workers are setting up the loader at a cattle ranch. "Erik" shares: running heavy machinery isn’t just about driving. It takes a team effort. We often move hundreds of pounds of feed, clear manure, and more under tough conditions. #WeFeedYou

Workers setting up a loader at a cattle ranch

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 4d

Votar Sí a la propuesta 50 es de vital importancia para los campesinos y las familias inmigrantes. Trump está atacando a las familias latinas. Votar #SialaPropuesta50 contraataca para proteger nuestras voces en el Congreso. Es una oportunidad para unirnos y decir: ¡Ya basta! #YesOnProp50

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 5d

Voting Yes on Proposition 50 is vitally important to farm workers and immigrant families. Trump is attacking and targeting latino families. Yes on Proposition 50 pushes back to protect our voices in Congress. It is a chance to stand together and say: enough is enough. #YesOnProp50

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 5d

Martin shared this pic of his coworker in Grandview WA working in the hops. Hop vines are hung upside down to remove the cones before the clean hops are moved to a hop kiln to be dried until they reach an optimal moisture content needed for making beer. #WeFeedYou

Workers harvesting hops in Washington State

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