Jose Oliva
@foodislabor.bsky.social
Jose is a 2017 James Beard Award recipient and a 2018 American Food Hero Awardee and a 2020 Castanea Fellow. Currently, he is the Campaigns Director at HEAL (Health Environment Agriculture and Labor) Food Alliance, a national multi-sector coalition.
They stripped women's right to choose, took away DEI to attack the Black community, they're kidnapping Latinos, taking away healthcare to the poor, disappearing activists, starting wars of aggression. What are we waiting for? Keeping our heads down will not protect you. Class struggle is necessary.
June 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
They stripped women's right to choose, took away DEI to attack the Black community, they're kidnapping Latinos, taking away healthcare to the poor, disappearing activists, starting wars of aggression. What are we waiting for? Keeping our heads down will not protect you. Class struggle is necessary.
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Important, in-depth reporting from @thefern.org on the hazards of working in poultry processing and the government's total failure (or disinterest) in regulating the industry.
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No matter who’s in the White House, the poultry-processing lines move ever faster | Food and Environment Reporting Network
The first time I met Alex Paul he wore a stylish patterned shirt and a wide smile. Paul, an immigrant from Haiti, came to the U.S. in the summer of 2023 and got a job at Amick Farms…
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May 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Important, in-depth reporting from @thefern.org on the hazards of working in poultry processing and the government's total failure (or disinterest) in regulating the industry.
thefern.org/2025/05/no-m...
thefern.org/2025/05/no-m...
Do you know why you're eating today? Because a farmworker picked your veggies. Because a poultry processing worker butchered and packed your chicken. Because a transportation worker brought it all to market. Because a grocery store or restaurant worker prepared the meal for you.
May 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do you know why you're eating today? Because a farmworker picked your veggies. Because a poultry processing worker butchered and packed your chicken. Because a transportation worker brought it all to market. Because a grocery store or restaurant worker prepared the meal for you.
Whoever still thinks this isn't about race. Why else would a US-born Latino be "accidentally" arrested by ICE?
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Mid-commute traffic stop left US citizen detained under an ICE order. Then, a Florida judge verified his US birth certificate | CNN
A US-born man initially charged with being an “unauthorized alien” in Florida has been released after spending the night in jail on a 48-hour hold requested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement a...
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April 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Whoever still thinks this isn't about race. Why else would a US-born Latino be "accidentally" arrested by ICE?
www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/u...
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Join us in Washington, DC on April 25! Our annual fund-and-friend-raiser will welcome special guests @foodislabor.bsky.social, Joann Lo, and Edgar Franks to talk about a food worker vision for climate justice and the future of organizing! Register and learn more at bit.ly/FCWAinDC2025
March 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Join us in Washington, DC on April 25! Our annual fund-and-friend-raiser will welcome special guests @foodislabor.bsky.social, Joann Lo, and Edgar Franks to talk about a food worker vision for climate justice and the future of organizing! Register and learn more at bit.ly/FCWAinDC2025
@foodchainworkers.bsky.social
Holy crap, FCWA released their new report and one line in particular caught my eye: "Food workers are more likely to be food insecure than workers in any other industry". The sad irony. And with this fascist administration in power it's only going to get worst.
Holy crap, FCWA released their new report and one line in particular caught my eye: "Food workers are more likely to be food insecure than workers in any other industry". The sad irony. And with this fascist administration in power it's only going to get worst.
New Report: Food Chain Workers in 2025 - Food Chain Workers Alliance
FCWA's new report has data on wages, injuries, and living and working conditions for food chain workers in the United States in 2025.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@foodchainworkers.bsky.social
Holy crap, FCWA released their new report and one line in particular caught my eye: "Food workers are more likely to be food insecure than workers in any other industry". The sad irony. And with this fascist administration in power it's only going to get worst.
Holy crap, FCWA released their new report and one line in particular caught my eye: "Food workers are more likely to be food insecure than workers in any other industry". The sad irony. And with this fascist administration in power it's only going to get worst.
Friends and family, I’ve committed to raising $20,000 for @ROCUnited. 100% of the proceeds donated through my link will go to protecting the rights of restaurant workers. So what do you say? Will you help me make a difference? givingtuesday.mightycause.com/story/3v0fjf
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Restaurant workers work, so we don't have to! I worked the industry for 20 years. Help me give back!
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December 5, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Friends and family, I’ve committed to raising $20,000 for @ROCUnited. 100% of the proceeds donated through my link will go to protecting the rights of restaurant workers. So what do you say? Will you help me make a difference? givingtuesday.mightycause.com/story/3v0fjf