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36 food worker groups organizing across the food supply chain and building power together | Banner art by Emitxin | https://linktr.ee/foodchainworkers
36 food worker groups organizing across the food supply chain and building power together | Banner art by Emitxin | https://linktr.ee/foodchainworkers
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From Fields to Kitchens, the Fight Against Extreme Heat Is a Fight for Workers’ Lives | Common Dreams
Worker organizing points the way forward, reminding us that the fight for safe working conditions is inseparable from the fight for dignity, racial justice, and migrant rights.
www.commondreams.org
FCWA member leader @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social on workers and #HeatStress: "Within hours, workers fainted and vomited, while supervisors worried only about the plants. Another day, Jeremiah himself had to be carried out on a cart after collapsing."
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
✊🪧 New Seasons Labor Union has been bargaining for their first contract for 3+ YEARS. Now members have authorized a strike if the company doesn't come to the table with an acceptable offer by Dec 4. Tell New Seasons "No Contract, No Customers" by signing the pledge: nslu.org/community-sign-up
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
✊🪧 New Seasons Labor Union has been bargaining for their first contract for 3+ YEARS. Now members have authorized a strike if the company doesn't come to the table with an acceptable offer by Dec 4. Tell New Seasons "No Contract, No Customers" by signing the pledge: nslu.org/community-sign-up
For months, farmworker groups have called on the NY Farm Bureau to defend the immigrant workers that make their businesses run. But they continue to stand by while ICE attacks communities across the state. We need your voice in this fight ESPECIALLY if you live in NY: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For months, farmworker groups have called on the NY Farm Bureau to defend the immigrant workers that make their businesses run. But they continue to stand by while ICE attacks communities across the state. We need your voice in this fight ESPECIALLY if you live in NY: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
With BILLIONS in new funding for ICE & CBP, thousands of new "agents" being hired, and 1,100+ new agreements with local police, the deportation machine is growing. While local govts struggle to respond, immigrant communities are defending themselves. #InternationalFoodWorkersWeek
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
With BILLIONS in new funding for ICE & CBP, thousands of new "agents" being hired, and 1,100+ new agreements with local police, the deportation machine is growing. While local govts struggle to respond, immigrant communities are defending themselves. #InternationalFoodWorkersWeek
🧵Several new bills propose expanding the H-2A program — no surprise when farms are losing workers to ICE's racist deportation agenda. But H-2A is an exploitative program, and expanding it is not good for ANY workers. #InternationalFoodWorkersWeek
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🧵Several new bills propose expanding the H-2A program — no surprise when farms are losing workers to ICE's racist deportation agenda. But H-2A is an exploitative program, and expanding it is not good for ANY workers. #InternationalFoodWorkersWeek
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AP published interviews of 4 farmworkers who worked in extreme heat while pregnant. The excessive strain on the body has led to birth defects, premature babies, miscarriages, and even maternal death. Combined w immigration crackdown, mothers need help and protections NOW
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
As heat gets more extreme, pregnant farmworkers are increasingly at risk
Agricultural workers are among the people most vulnerable to extreme heat. They toil under the hot sun and in humid greenhouses or nurseries, often with few breaks and places to adequately cool.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
AP published interviews of 4 farmworkers who worked in extreme heat while pregnant. The excessive strain on the body has led to birth defects, premature babies, miscarriages, and even maternal death. Combined w immigration crackdown, mothers need help and protections NOW
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
After an unprecedented collective process at the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka earlier this year, we are excited to share the Kandy Declaration, a common political compass for the movements of the world:
nyeleniglobalforum.org/wp-content/u...
nyeleniglobalforum.org/wp-content/u...
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After an unprecedented collective process at the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka earlier this year, we are excited to share the Kandy Declaration, a common political compass for the movements of the world:
nyeleniglobalforum.org/wp-content/u...
nyeleniglobalforum.org/wp-content/u...
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“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO.
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO.
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
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Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike!
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Good morning from DAY FIVE of our national ULP strike!
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
We're ready to escalate if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing & the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
RT if you're with us ✊🔥 #NoContractNoCoffee
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Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
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"They spent a month in detention before she gave up on her asylum case and asked to be sent back to Venezuela. Mejías later told me her son cried for his father and refused to eat the food served in jail. He lost weight."
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
NEW: The Trump administration’s slickly produced videos of an immigration raid at a Chicago apartment building in September showed federal agents rappelling from a helicopter and banging down doors.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show
Detained and deported Venezuelans tell their stories of what happened when immigration agents raided their apartment building.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"They spent a month in detention before she gave up on her asylum case and asked to be sent back to Venezuela. Mejías later told me her son cried for his father and refused to eat the food served in jail. He lost weight."
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
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Join me for this starting at noon ET!
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join the webinar: Together We Win: Research, Organizing, & Solidarity for Real Corporate Accountability. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Corporate power is on the rise. But a recent win with garment workers in Guatemala shows that when we organize and act in solidarity across borders, we can win.
Join us for a webinar conversation wi...
us02web.zoom.us
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join me for this starting at noon ET!
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Trump’s top economic advisor now says the October jobs report will be released, it just won't have the unemployment rate.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump’s top economic advisor now says the October jobs report will be released, it just won't have the unemployment rate.
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Starbucks baristas, who have been negotiating their first contract for over a year and half now, say they are dealing with low pay that leaves them dependent on SNAP and Medicaid, and dire understaffing that's led to overwork for them and long wait times for customers labornotes.org/2025/10/stri...
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks baristas, who have been negotiating their first contract for over a year and half now, say they are dealing with low pay that leaves them dependent on SNAP and Medicaid, and dire understaffing that's led to overwork for them and long wait times for customers labornotes.org/2025/10/stri...
‼️Critical message in this moment: The Trump admin isn't deporting farmworkers to give their jobs to citizens. They want black and brown immigrants to do this work, they just don't want them to live in the U.S. or have U.S. labor protections:
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
H-2A Visas Are Not The Solution to Trump’s Mass Deportation of Farmworkers
Agricultural workers fear being replaced by H-2A guest workers, writes Rosa Maria Navarro.
time.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
‼️Critical message in this moment: The Trump admin isn't deporting farmworkers to give their jobs to citizens. They want black and brown immigrants to do this work, they just don't want them to live in the U.S. or have U.S. labor protections:
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
🌲🌉 Last week we wrapped up an inspiring annual summit in Portland, thanks to our awesome members and local co-hosts @bvwu.bsky.social and New Seasons Labor Union! Learn about the BVWU and NSLU contract fights and the rest of an amazing member meet-up on our blog:
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🌲🌉 Last week we wrapped up an inspiring annual summit in Portland, thanks to our awesome members and local co-hosts @bvwu.bsky.social and New Seasons Labor Union! Learn about the BVWU and NSLU contract fights and the rest of an amazing member meet-up on our blog:
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
Sunday, October 26! FCWA member groups from across the country will gather in downtown Portland to stand in solidarity with the Portland Labor Movement and call for a new contract Burgerville Workers Union and New Seasons Labor Union! Meet us at 3:30pm in Chapman Square ✊🏼❤️
October 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sunday, October 26! FCWA member groups from across the country will gather in downtown Portland to stand in solidarity with the Portland Labor Movement and call for a new contract Burgerville Workers Union and New Seasons Labor Union! Meet us at 3:30pm in Chapman Square ✊🏼❤️
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Please join me in giving if you can. If not, shares also appreciated. This is a union comrade’s friend.
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
Donate to Free Alejandro, organized by Allies Of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN)
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was abducted by ICE on Oct. 15, 2025 while at … Allies Of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN) needs your support for Free Alejandro
gofund.me
October 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Please join me in giving if you can. If not, shares also appreciated. This is a union comrade’s friend.
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
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When the #TrumpAdministration proposed a rule change stripping #MinimumWage protections from home care workers, 5,553 people and organizations submitted comments against the rule rollback.
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Trump’s Department of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.
truthout.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When the #TrumpAdministration proposed a rule change stripping #MinimumWage protections from home care workers, 5,553 people and organizations submitted comments against the rule rollback.
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
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absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today:
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today:
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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🛒 Reverse the cuts to SNAP benefits!
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🛒 Reverse the cuts to SNAP benefits!
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
FCWA member leader @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social on workers and #HeatStress: "Within hours, workers fainted and vomited, while supervisors worried only about the plants. Another day, Jeremiah himself had to be carried out on a cart after collapsing."
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
From Fields to Kitchens, the Fight Against Extreme Heat Is a Fight for Workers’ Lives | Common Dreams
Worker organizing points the way forward, reminding us that the fight for safe working conditions is inseparable from the fight for dignity, racial justice, and migrant rights.
www.commondreams.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
FCWA member leader @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social on workers and #HeatStress: "Within hours, workers fainted and vomited, while supervisors worried only about the plants. Another day, Jeremiah himself had to be carried out on a cart after collapsing."
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
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Israel is going to halve the amount of aid that it will allow into Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, aid groups say — a move Israel has attempted to justify by blaming Hamas for supposedly violating the deal that Palestinians have said Israel is working to sabotage.
Israel Says It’s Halving Aid Into Gaza After Receiving Last 20 Living Captives
Israel says Hamas hasn’t returned captives’ bodies — while still blocking entry of machinery that can clear rubble.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Israel is going to halve the amount of aid that it will allow into Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, aid groups say — a move Israel has attempted to justify by blaming Hamas for supposedly violating the deal that Palestinians have said Israel is working to sabotage.
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ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.
ICE's Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as 'the Burrito', Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment - Bucks County Beacon
The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture, and when used by local law enforcement has even resulted in deaths.
buckscountybeacon.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.
"Awareness has grown within the CGIL and among Italian workers of the connection between the genocide in Palestine and the larger political picture... Many European governments are pushing for rearmament and taking a more authoritarian stance—to the detriment of working people."
Over 2 million went on a general strike in Italy this month in what CGIL's general secretary called “the extraordinary and unprecedented participation of young people demanding a future of peace and social justice with stable employment.” labornotes.org/2025/10/mill...
Millions of Italians Join General Strike for Gaza
More than 2 million people filled public squares across Italy on October 3 during a one-day general strike in support of the people of Gaza and against the ongoing genocide there. The strike, called b...
labornotes.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Awareness has grown within the CGIL and among Italian workers of the connection between the genocide in Palestine and the larger political picture... Many European governments are pushing for rearmament and taking a more authoritarian stance—to the detriment of working people."
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“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.”
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
Trump Drops the Hammer on Farmworkers
At the end of the season, he cuts wages of 400,000 workers by a third.
www.thenation.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.”
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...