Notices by UFW (ufwupdates@union.place), page 4

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

May 14, 2008: Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez, 17, collapses after laboring 9+ hours w/o accessible shade or water at wine grape vineyard near Stockton. The farm labor contractor never calls 911 & tells Maria Isabel’s fiancé to lie about the events. She dies 2 days later.

Her death and the deaths of other farm workers from extreme heat leads the United Farm Workers to help strengthen California’s pioneering rules to prevent heat deaths and illnesses and beef up enforcement. #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Mirna labors picking grapes during the summer and oranges during winter in Bakersfield CA. This way she works year round to support her family. She wants her two children, an 19 year old daughter and 9 year old son, to have a better future. #WeFeedYou #MothersDay

#CincoDeMayo is a day where many come together & enjoy Mexican culture and cuisine. Remember to recognize the people who put the foods we love on our tables. As you enjoy your favorite Mexican dishes today, thank the farm workers for the hard work they do every day! #WeFeedYou

Joel labors in the apples at NYs Kirby Farms. "I voted for the UFW because I want fair dignified treatment."

Support Joel & his co-workers by signing the petition pledging to support NY apple workers get the contract they voted for.

https://act.seiu.org/a/nypledge
#WeFeedYou

Maria shared this pic from Watsonville CAs strawberry fields: It's the beginning of the season so I'm working hourly but in peak season I'll work per box and if I rush I can earn more. It's hard to work crouched all day but that's how I earn a living. #WeFeedYou

"Luis" worked in WA state's apples: The employers were always disciplining us unfairly. It’s best to stay quiet. Otherwise, I'd put my job at risk and I need this job. Having a union would allow us to feel at ease knowing there is someone advocating for us. #WeFeedYou

The Farm Workers at the Front Lines of Bird Flu

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/bird-flu-dairy-workers.html?smid=em-share

Rosa works 8-9 hours day in the vegetable fields of Moorpark CA. She trails a mechanical planter, filling in the spots where a leek plant was not planted. This means she bends up and down and walks for miles a day 5-6 days a week. #WeFeedYou