Notices by UFW (ufwupdates@union.place), page 3

Cristina's harvesting mandarins in Visalia CA. The temp this day reached 101° & should reach 111° today. She wears thick long sleeved clothing to prevent getting sunburnt in the harsh summer months. The fabric can also wick away sweat, keeping her cooler while working. #WeFeedYou

Ricardo's worked in CAs Imperial Valley fields for 17 years. He does many jobs. He's currently cleaning canals w/a shovel so they are ready when planting starts. "It's very difficult work as the temp is 115°. I have to drink a lot of water to avoid dehydration." #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Farm workers shared this photo with us from where they're planting mango trees in Coachella CA. When the pic was taken these women share the temp was 107°, but the high that day hit 112°. They work in high temps like this from June through Sept. #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Sunday temps reached:
108° in Bakersfield CA,
109° in Coachella CA,
108° in Madera CA,
99° Tallahassee, Fl,
106° in Yuma AZ.

Farm workers were out in the fields, so food will appear on your tables.

#WeFeedYou #CALOR

These tomato workers near Mendota CA are spending 4-6 hours a day bent over picking tomatoes. They started at 5am so they could be done before the sun reached a high of 105° that day. They are paid for each bucket they fill and the heat slows them down. #WeFeedYou

Jose sent us this photo from Sunnyside WA where he is harvesting cherries piece rate - earning $4.50 per box. He only works 6 to 7 hours a day so he has to work as fast as he could to make ends meet. He's been laboring in WA's fields for the last 15+ years. #WeFeedYou

Karina sent this photo from where she and her co-workers were harvesting citrus in Bakersfield CA in 102°. #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Jesus shares he has been a farm worker for 14 years and today was the last day of the cherry harvest for him in the central valley of CA. He earned $5.50 for each container he filled. Tomorrow he wil start picking tomatoes. #WeFeedYou

Join us in sending a big Happy #FathersDay to Amadeo, the father of 2 boys & a little girl. Let him know that we appreciate his hard work in the fields to put food on our tables and his compelling videos/photos of farmworkers' daily labor. #WeFeedYou

Hector works hard to support his family. He shares: It doesn´t matter if it’s hot, cold or dusty. We´re working regardless of temperature. When you see a vegetable, think about who grew it. On #FathersDay I hope you appreciate the efforts we farmworker dads make. #WeFeedYou

JC sent this photo where he was harvesting blueberries in Stockton last week in 100° weather. #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Jesus is from California, but travels to Georgia to follow the blueberry season with his wife and 7 month old child. Such are the sacrifices that the farmworkers do for their families and to bring food to the table of all the Americans. #WeFeedYou

Washington State farm workers are hard at work weeding the carrot crop. They are bent over for hours at a time and earn Washington's $16.28/hr minimum wage. #WeFeedYou

Edgar sent us this photo where he was working in the beets in Lamont CA yesterday. It was 108°. #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Maria is picking blueberries near Arvin CA. She earns by how many pounds and buckets she can pick in a day. Sometimes the field quality is good but other times she barely makes enough to cover her expenses. #WeFeedYou

Teresa in a 50 year old mother of 3. She is working harvesting blueberries in Bakersfield CA earning 16.$50 an hour. It was 97° when this photo was taken on Friday and this week the temps are supposed to pass 100°. #WeFeedYou

Gaby shared this photo from the Visalia CA area where she was hard at work climbing up and down a ladder picking oranges. When the sack she wears is full, it weighs more that 50 lbs. She wears long sleeves and thick gloves to protect herself from thorny branches. #WeFeedYou

Many of us are we enjoying #MemorialDay with family at picnics and barbecues, but many farm workers are laboring hard to put food on our tables. Let's give a big shout out to these hard-working people. #WeFeedYou

Rosa has been laboring in the wine grapes on CAs Central Coast for 23 years at Scheid Vineyard s. She shares "the reason I have been at this company so long is we have a union contract under Cesar Chavez' UFW. Their representation makes a huge difference." #WeFeedYou

Column: Inside the effort by two Beverly Hills billionaires to kill a state law protecting farmworkers

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-16/inside-the-effort-by-two-beverly-hills-billionaires-to-kill-a-state-law-protecting-farm-workers