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Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers7,166,700 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

On May 2nd, in Western NY, federal immigration agents stopped a bus of farm workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms. They had a list of names, including UFW worker leaders who have been organizing to unionize their workplace. Those workers were detained. 1/ #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers356,265 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Guillermo sent us this vid of farmworkers harvesting celery in Oxnard CA. They were literally wading through water almost to their knees to harvest the crop. They did it with good humor, proud of the hard work they do without complaints, so we have food on our tables. #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers470,491 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

"Juan" sent this from where he works in the carrot harvest in CA. Their group earns $3.05 for every box of carrots she packs. One box has 24 bunches of 7 carrots each. For each $100 earned, his group has to pack 33 boxes or 786 bunches or 5508 carrots. #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers19,722 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

It's peak cherry harvest time in CAs central valley. This worker earns $6.50 per 23lb bucket. On a good day she can pick 20-24 buckets in 7 hrs-if she works as fast as she can. Peak season is short so she rushes to earn every penny. Her family relies on her. #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers104,462 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

"Jose" shares, "I get up at 4am make lunch, and then walk 35 minutes from my house to the worksite. I start harvesting strawberries at 7am. The mud in the rows tires me out. I earn CA min wage. I do my job in rain, wind, fire & excessive heat. I don't have a option." #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers41,362 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

"Maria" works in the strawberry roots in the Ballico CA area. She earns piece rate,but says working as fast as she can, she barely makes CA min wage. She skillfully sorts the roots into bunches of 1000. These roots will be transplanted in the spring. #wefeedyou
United Farm Workers59,063 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

Here's how you can help mushrooms workers in WA state win a union as you go grocery shopping. Help us find out how mushrooms are sold across the US by snapping a picture of the mushrooms that your store is selling and send the pic, store and location to [email protected]. #WeFeedYou
United Farm Workers169,034 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren