Notices by UFW (ufwupdates@union.place), page 2

Ruben's weeding young spinach plants in King City, CA. "I work 8 hours a day. It's a very tiring job as I must bend over all day as the spinach is so small. Sometimes I'm on my knees all day to do the work. My knees and back hurt at the end of the day." #WeFeedYou

It is hop harvesting time in WA State and farm workers are taking down the hops from the guide wires. The hops will then be processed into the beer that we enjoy. #WeFeedYou

The NY state apple harvest season is in full gear. Workers are out in the apple orchards on a daily basis climbing up and down ladders to fill these huge bins so we can enjoy this sweet fruit. #WeFeedYou

Janet is working weeding the lettuce fields in Soledad CA. She shares, "We work long days removing the weeds with a hoe. This work insures the lettuce grows well. The hardest part is working when it is very hot, temperatures last week went above 100°." #WeFeedYou

The UFW wishes our Jewish friends a sweet #RoshHashanah. The first institutional religious support for grape strikers came when boards of rabbis in big Eastern cities declared boycotted products non-Kosher. More @ ufw.org/roshhashanah

Kris Kristofferson Paid a Price for His Social Activism. He Didn’t Care. "I'd be more marketable as a right-wing redneck," he once said, "but I got into this to tell the truth as I saw it."

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kris-kristofferson-activist-causes-farm-workers-1235120247/

A NY state apple worker shared this photo of the bins he and his crew must fill by the end of the day. They have a quota of a minimum of 10 1,000 lb bins to fill every day each day or they won't be hired the next year. #WeFeedYou

A family is mourning the death of 43-year-old Oscar Pimentel, who died while working on a farm in Oxnard during the late-summer heat wave.

https://abc7.com/post/ventura-county-man-dies-working-farm-during-heat-wave/15317510

WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN.

Last year, 30 Jamaican workers on H2A visas were told they wouldn’t be rehired for the apple harvest in NY this year — for what we believe was retaliation for unionizing.

But with UFW, they got their jobs BACK. Winning a UFW contract is next!

#WeFeedYou

Marisol displays a bunch of red grapes in the Bakersfield CA area vineyard. She is carefully cleaning the cluster removing any bad grapes. This skilled work results in the beautiful clusters we see in the supermarket. #WeFeedYou

Manolo works in the carrot fields of CA. He will spend the next 6-8 hours hunched over picking the vegetable, earning minimum wage for his work. He shares the backpain and knee pain he has daily should earn him a better wage. #WeFeedYou

Workers in upstate NY have been thinning and pruning trees to prepare for the apple harvest. They must climb these ladders hundreds of times a day to make sure the apples for the harvest grow to be larger than 2 and 1/2”. #WeFeedYou

While many of us are enjoying #LaborDay as a day off, farm workers are laboring in the fields. Yesi sent this pic while working in the sweet potatoes in Merced County CA. They work for minimum wage while bringing this vegetable to our tables. #WeFeedYou

Let's give a shout out to the people who labor in the fields to put food on our tables.

Mandemosle un saludo a la gente que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.

#WeFeedYou #LaborDay

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The United Farm Workers is proud to endorse VP Kamala Harris for President. Dime con quien andas, y te digo quien eres.

Kamala Harris stood with farm workers as CA’s Attorney General, as US Senator, and as Vice President. There is work to be done, and we’re ready. Sí, se puede!

Berries grown near Watsonville CA are grown under canopies to avoid the harsh sun. Farm workers who pick these berries say the lack of air circulating can increase the temperature by 20 degrees making certain days feel like an oven while they pick the fruit. #WeFeedYou

Strawberry workers at this Salinas area crew have been at it for almost 8 hours on this sunny day. They earn piece rate so they work as fast as they can so they can earn as much as possible. Their body hurts at the end of the day but this work feeds their family. #WeFeedYou

Celina shared this pic as the sun was rising in Arvin CA. At sunrise the temp was already 72°, on its way to a high of 107°m She picks vegetables up to 8 hours a day during the hot summer months. #WeFeedYou

Are cherries on your #July4 menu? They come thanks to workers like Pablo who shared this pic from where he was harvesting cherries in Yakima WA. He works piece rate. This means he rushes to pick as many as possible while getting the quality growers require. #WeFeedYou

Nothing says #July4 like a juicy slice of watermelon. This delicious fruit doesn't just appear on our picnic table. It takes a lot of work. An average watermelon weighs 20 lbs. It's 100+ degrees in Bakersfield today. Can you imagine harvesting them like these workers? #WeFeedYou