Posts by ufwupdates@union.place
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       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
       
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       Imagine working really fast harvesting blueberries piece rate and looking down to see this huge king snake. They're harmless, but it's still intimidating. This is one of the things farm workers face in the fields regularly. Thank you "Gabriel" for sharing this video. #WeFeedYou
       
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       Apple workers in western NY doing maintenance in a nursery, aerating soil. "This work is hard on our lower backs. Because of the H2A wage cuts, our pay has gone down $1.04 per hour compared to last year, but the work doesn’t get any easier.” #WeFeedYou
       
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       We are outraged at today's Supreme Court ruling, allowing Monsanto and chemical companies to avoid responsibility that their labeling fails to warn people about critical harms. 1/2
       
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       Farm workers are on the front lines with highest exposure risks, but this ruling is also a threat to the well-being of the American public.Farm workers and their families should not be risking their safety and long term health by doing the work needed to grow our food. 2/2
       
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       It was 100° in Arvin as workers harvested green chili. The bushes are low to the ground so they spend their day bent over. Plus chili's contain capsaicin which can cause severe skin irritation and respiratory discomfort, so workers cover their skin as much as possible. #WeFeedYou
       
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       "Jose" sent us this photo from the garlic harvest in Lamont CA. At 12 noon when he sent us the picture it was already 95°. #WeFeedYou"José" nos envió esta foto desde la cosecha de ajo en Lamont, CA. Al mediodía, cuando nos la envió, ya estaba a 95°. #SoyEsencial
       
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       "Antonio" share this pic  from Outlook WA where he's thinning apple trees at a non-union company earning WA minimum wage. He holds his phone to show the air quality index is 160. He tells us "We are not provided masks to protect ourselves from the smoke." #WeFeedYou
       
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       "Lupe" shares, "We're harvesting cilantro piece rate. We get paid $1.50 per box of 48 bunches. Supermarket sell each bunch for 75 cents each. It isn't fair. But there is nothing we can do except try to work a bit faster to squeeze in harvesting an extra box." #WeFeedYou
       
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       9/16/65: Eight days after heroic Filipino grape workers struck Delano-area vineyards & began the Delano Grape Strike, members of the National Farm Workers Association voted to join the picket lines. That solidarity helped produce victory in 1970. Viva la Causa! Mabuhay!