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Pro-union worker leaders at 3 NY farms where the UFW won certification aren’t being recalled or are being recalled late. Tell
@NYSLabor
to make them respect the law & not intimidate/retaliate against vocal pro-UFW workers. Take action!
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Next time you enjoy radishes in your salad, remember the farmworkers like these Oxnard workers, who harvest the food that we eat.
#WeFeedYou
#Calor
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FYI she earns $1.86 per 60 bundles of radishes, and she paid more state and federal taxes than the president did.
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This incredibly skilled worker earns $1.86 per 60 bundles of radishes. She’s done this work for the same employer for more than a decade and has the method down to a science.
#WeFeedYou
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That’s California
Wait until the coastal elites find out that this is where their food comes from!
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Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we’ll share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
#WeFeedYou
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Anyone in a corner office can come try our “low skill” work anytime
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As you gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving, think about the farm workers who contributed to each dish. Tell us your favorite ingredients and we will show you the skilled work behind it.
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Can you believe it? These NY state farm workers were harvesting cabbages last week for 8 hours on a day that temps ranged between 28°-40°. They earn $10 a one ton bin. They say the rate hasn't gone up for more than 5 years.
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Let's hear it for the farm workers, the essential workers who are still out in the fields laboring hard to keep food on our tables and supermarket shelves. Let's let them know how much we appreciate the hard work they do to keep us fed during the
#COVID19
pandemic.
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if you’re worried about shoplifting, wait til you hear about wage theft
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As you are shopping, prepping and preparing your Thanksgiving meals, we'd like you to know a little more about the work behind every ingredient and the people doing that work.
Here's a thread for everyone who wants to thank a farm worker this week.
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“We”
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Fernando sent this vid of the watermelon harvest in Bakersfield CA. On this day, the high was 98°. The average-sized watermelon weighs 20 pounds. Whether you enjoy your sliced, diced fruit in a salad, or as juice, this
#July4th
remember to thank workers like Fernando.
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Ever wonder where broccoli in your cruidité comes from? This is how it’s harvested.
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Reminder:
No such thing as unskilled work
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BREAKING: The WA Supreme Court has ruled that farm workers have the right to receive overtime pay after eight hours a day of work.
This ruling is about more than money. It is about righting the deep historical wrong of excluding farm workers from labor protections. 1/
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Roberto shared this video from Bakersfield CA. Picking watermelons is already hard work but on this day it was the start of an expected weeklong heat wave where the temps would exceed 100 degrees every day. Remember to stay hydrated and rest as needed Roberto.
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Sergio is hard at work harvesting parsley. First he cuts the parsley. Then he makes a bunch securing the end with a tie. Then he goes back down the row and puts the parsley in the box. Each box fits 60 bunches. Sergio earns $1.85 per box.
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As you shop and prepare your
#Thanksgiving
meals, we'd like you to know a little more about the work behind the ingredients and the people doing that work to put food on our tables.
Here's a thread for everyone who wants to thank a farm worker this week.
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Charlie is paid piece rates— 75 cents per bucket. He’s by far the fastest in his crew.
(just a Friday reminder of what we mean when we say
#WeFeedYou
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Fernando shared this video of the cilantro harvest in Oxnard CA. He earns $1.80 per box of 60 bunches or .85cents per box of 30 bunches. He is considered a champion because he is so fast and skilled. Thank you Fernando for laboring so we can enjoy cilantro.
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There is a historic heat wave in Texas, with many areas topping 117°. High humidity makes the heat more brutally dangerous.
Gov. Abbott just signed a bill nullifying local requirements to give workers water breaks. We still have no federal heat standards.
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these guys pay more federal income tax than Elon Musk
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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.
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Alison sent us this photo from where she's harvesting strawberries in the Ventura County area. She shares you can find beauty in the smallest things and wishes everyone a Happy
#ValentinesDay
.
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Meet Maritza and Carlos. This husband wife team work in Ducor CA picking bins of citrus for $30 each bin. At the end of their day both are tired and dirty but still thankful to be able to continue to work and support their family.
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On the very first day of his term, our President signed his first executive orders with a bust of Cesar Chavez watching over his work.
Sí, se puede.
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Jesus works in the tomatoes in Firebaugh CA. The temp was 107 so the was sent home at noon. He shares ‘We have no choice but to endure the heat and risk our lives as we have families to support”. When you eat tomatoes, remember the sacrifice of farm workers like Jesus.
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@commiegirl1
a. Ginger takes at least 4-6 months to mature underground but trimming the greens off helps hasten its maturity.
b. If you’ve never seen pineapples grow, google it— they look wild. Here’s a video of a fascinating teamwork approach to the harvest.
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Abel's a truck driver in the Bakersfield CA area grape harvest. Once the grapes have been picked & packed, he & his team mate load the hundreds of boxes onto the trailer. Depending on the variety, the boxes easily weigh 20 pound each. The high this day was 106°.
#WeFeedYou
#Calor
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The high was 103° the day Gabriel shared this pic from where he was harvesting grapes in the Bakersfield area. He said: I'm proud of feeding America. In CA the UFW won heat protections for farm workers. Farm workers in all states deserve these same protections.
#CALOR
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We mourn the loss of 7 farm workers in
#HalfMoonBay
.
While we wait for more news, we dream of a nation in which our hearts have a moment to heal in between breaking.
Our full statement:
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Farm workers don't get to use Zoom to harvest our food. Ramiro sent us this photo from Salinas CA where he is currently harvesting lettuce during the wildfires, despite the air quality being "very unhealthy ."
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Fact: When bosses say “if our working conditions were really that bad, nobody would work for us!” they clearly don’t understand the economic desperation of working people.
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Joaquin's dumping onions in Boardman WA. Back breaking work in direct sun, sometimes in 110° temps. Joaquin shares, "This is the reality for farmworkers. We're essential. We give 110% in the fields. Now it's time Senators do their part & pass
#FarmWorkerLegalization
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Felix sent is this video from Oxnard CA where he was harvesting strawberries in the rain yesterday. He said: I want to let consumers know the work we do to make sure America is fed.
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This worker earns $1.90 per crate of 65 bundles.
Undervaluing farm work is steeped in the racist shadow of slavery- since southern Congressmen voted to exclude farm workers from labor protections in the 1930s.
None of us are free until all of us are free.
#StrikeForBlackLives
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Farm workers mourn the passing of actor and activist Ed Asner, who championed Cesar Chavez and the UFW since the 1970s.
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@MoRedwoods
This wine grape worker Lorenzo earns $160 per ton of grapes picked for Napa region wines. Once grapes are picked they are hand cleaned for debris.
(Looking for a union wine? Chateau Ste Michelle has a reputation for fair wages and taking worker safety seriously.
@SteMichelle
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We often get asked why we cover our skin even in hot weather. Why do we need long pants, long sleeves and head/face coverings in 100+ weather?
Reason one: health experts advise anyone to dress in light layers to keep cool when working in the sun. (1/thread)
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Breaking: Farm workers just walked out on strike at the Wonderful Company in Bakersfield CA. Stay tuned for updates.
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Strange but true: the largest donation UFW received in the past year was from an internet cat.
Supporting the United Farm Workers (
@UFWupdates
) helps fund the battle for justice for the incredibly skilled, incredibly vulnerable people who feed this whole country.
UFW made a special link where my friends can sign up for their advocacy list here:
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@Hgomez_1962
Parsley workers earn around $1.90 per crate of 60-65 bundles. The skill of the worker here is astonishing. Video is from near Oxnard.
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As you begin preparing to gather with friends and family for a Thanksgiving meal, share your favorite holiday dishes and traditions below.
We’ll show you the skilled work it takes to plant, tend and harvest the food on your table.
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@Judy185Judy
Charlie showed us how he harvests turnips. He's paid piece rate - he earns $1.50 every 2 buckets. He is the fastest in his crew and averages 24-26 buckets/hr.
Rushing without skill could easily cost you a finger.
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Check out cartoon by artist
@laloalcaraz
: This
#Thanksgiving
, I'm thankful for farmworkers!
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Ma’am, this is a canola field.
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Jesus shared this pic from Madera CA. This bunch of table grapes weighs nearly 10 pounds and will soon be on its way to a supermarket near you thanks to Jesus and farm workers like him. Thank you Jesus for sharing!
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Happy Cesar Chavez Day
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Chepe works in the raspberries in Ventura Co. He shares, I am an immigrant. For me and my colleagues there are no holidays, no days off, we continue working. Even so, I want to wish everyone happy holidays.
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Juan sent this photo from where he was picking peaches in Fresno CA. On this day the temp reached 101°. His bag weighs about 50 pounds when full of fruit. He climbs up and down the ladder dozens of times a day to empty the bag into a big bin.
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Leticia is working the cherry harvest in Zillah WA. She's exhausted as temps have been 100°+ all week. Her shift starts at 4:30 am and she's been working for almost 10 hours. She'll rest during the hottest part of the day and return at 6pm to resume harvesting.
#Calor
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Maritza and Carlos are a husband wife team in Ducor CA. They are paid around $30 per 900lb bin of citrus they pick. At the end of their day they’re tired and dirty but are glad they’ve been able to work together to provide for their family.
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Things can be different. Farm workers are invisible to so many.
Vote for people who have always seen us.
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Can we pinpoint when “essential” turned into “low skilled” work?
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Fredy shared a video of the celery harvest in Arvin CA. Using a sharp knife he cuts the base, then the leafy tops as well, all while on his knees. He will do this work 8 hours a day. When you enjoy celery in your soup or potato salad remember the skilled work of Fredy.
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@oh_rome
Carrots and celery both have juices that are “photoreactive” and can be dangerous to exposed skin when harvesting. You’ll notice here these workers are careful to cover their skin even though it was over 100 degrees.
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Alma shared this video of the green bell pepper harvest in Bakersfield CA. She skillfully makes her way down each row on her knees, filling each bucket with the peppers that will end up in our favorite summer dishes. Thank you Alma for the work you do.
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If you eat food in this country: Remember immigrant hands were part of planting, harvesting, milking, and processing it for your family’s table.
#WeFeedYou
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Yaqui sent us this vid of the strawberry harvest in CA. Workers like Yaqui pick & sort according to size & color, leaving the less ripe berries to pick when they return in 2-3 days. Workers are paid by piece rate so you will often see them running in between tasks.
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She paid more taxes than the president did.
Undocumented immigrants paid $11.7 billion in state and federal taxes in 2014. Trump paid only $750 the year he became president and only $750 the next year.
He needs to stop freeloading off Americans.
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Chepe harvests raspberries in Ventura County. He came to the US to ensure his family a better future. He works in all sorts of weather and says it is time for farm worker immigration reform for those who labor so hard to feed America.
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Amadeo sent us this video from where he and his crew were harvesting strawberries in Oxnard yesterday.
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Melvin just sent us this video from the celery harvest in Oxnard CA. Thank you Melvin we appreciate your hard work so we get celery with our chicken wings, our veggie platters & even part of our Thanksgiving stuffing.
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If you read through our replies on this thread and learn more about your dinner, you can
#ThankAFarmworker
by donating to our advocacy and aid efforts here:
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"Labor solidarity helped us win last summer. Now I'm here in solidarity for the Writers Guild of America workers." - Cynthia, Bakersfield area farm worker
#WGAStrong
#1u
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US:
“This skilled worker earns a piece rate of $1.86 per 60 bundles of radishes.”
SOME GUY:
“I’m going to do weird math, decide she makes too much money & not even consider the time it takes to crate them, carry it to the road, load them...”
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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
Thank you
@ignaciogomezart
for letting us use this art
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We are disappointed in you
@ossoff
.
Your new bill – S.874 aka the “Farm Operations Support Act” – cuts farm worker wages. It's the same shameful trick the Trump admin tried, until we stopped them.
Which side are you on?
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Next time you are driving & see
#farmworkers
bent over laboring picking our food - take a 2nd glance & see if adequate shade is provided. If you see violations, call 877-881-8281. Share the location/time of the violation ... (1 of 2)
#calor
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Next time you dip your asparagus in salsa, remember the hands that harvested those tomatoes. ❤️
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Amadeo sent us this video where he and his co-workers were working Saturday harvesting strawberries in the rain. Let's hear it for the farmworkers were keeping food on our supermarket shelves.
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In conclusion, we are completely covered up at work so we aren’t cut, burned, stung, bitten, poisoned, maimed or scorched to death at the end of a workday.
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If you have a radish this week, it may have been hand harvested by Alex. The son of hardworking immigrant parents, he came to the fields to understand exactly how it’s done. It’s grueling and skilled work.
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Everything working people have ever won, we have won together.
#StandUpUAW
On Strike at the Big Three. Stand Up Strike.
Support the strikers. Grab a support graphic for your timeline.
#StandUpUAW
#OnStrike
#StandUpStrike
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Celsa examines a ripe WA state cherry after a day of harvesting. This is how her hands look after a full day of hand-picking cherries. She earns $4.50 for a 22 lb bucket or 20 cents a pound. The high temperature in Grandview WA last Saturday was 103°.
#WeFeedYou
#CALOR
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Erika sent us this video from Madera where the grape harvest happening. Here "swampers" are stacking the boxes of grapes workers have packed in the fields to bring to the coolers. Each box weighs around 26 lbs.
#WeFeedYou
#Calor
#Ovetime4FarmWorkers
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Today as the
#COACHELLA
music festival occurs w/general admission passes starting at $540, just 5 miles away in Thermal, CA more than 400 farm worker families attended the UFW's farm worker-led food distribution as many people who feed us can't feed their own families.
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These workers in Monterey CA were picking peas in thick smoke & haze for .54 cents a pound. If the air quality index surpasses 150, employers must provide respiratory protection equipment such as N95masks or similar. The UFW continues to advocate for all farm workers.
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Martin sent this vid from CA's Central Coast. During the
#COVID19
crisis, he's been deemed an essential worker.
What’s our nation doing to protect the essential workers keeping our food supply intact? From field to checkout, be grateful to the workers feeding us.
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@OliveraCanyon
Amadeo sends us absolutely beautiful cabbage photos. He weeds by hand and the harvest is a combination of mechanized platforms and hand labor from workers who walk behind it, stooping to cut each head of cabbage.
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@JortsTheCat
It’s a valley in California where lots of farm workers labor in extreme heat to send dates, melons, grapes and other produce across the USA and around the world. Hundreds of millions of dollars worth.
(You will also get other answers mijo, but sometimes they forget this part!)
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The harvesting and packing of celery in the fields is exhausting work. Juanito is working in Santa Maria CA. This job is fast paced and requires spending hours bent over cutting celery.
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We love sharing success stories. Jose Garcia recently graduated with a 4.0 average w/a masters in education. He was just hired as a science teacher at a Madera CA high school. Jose was a farm worker for 10+ years & proudly displays a UFW flag in his classroom. What an example!
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Javier shared a video of the green onions in Bakersfield CA. He earns minimum wage during 8 hour days where he picks & bands the onions into bunches. The air quality is slowly improving in the valley. Remember the work it takes to bring these onions to your table.
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She stood with us on heat protections. She marched with us for overtime protections. We support
@KamalaHarris
because of her leadership on immigrant justice and her fight for our equal treatment as farm workers.
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It’s not easy to get up every morning before the sun rises & head out to work in temps well below freezing for 10+ hours straight. Yet people like Pedro do it every single day. On this dairy farm Pedro works through all weather conditions to keep food on our tables.
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Mayita shared this photo taken in the sweet potato fields of California. Her youngest daughter wanted a picture in the fields to show she was proud of her mom being a farm worker and proud of how hard she worked to invest in her children’s opportunities.
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@Melaniatwit
UFW member and farm worker activist Jaime supported Biden/Harris so all farm workers will have the staunch support that Kamala Harris has given CA farm workers.
His contract with Countryside Mushooms provides benefits to his family & paid holidays so they can celebrate together.
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Average CA piece rate pay for parsley work is around $1.90 per crate of 60 bundles.
Many folks are shocked by piece rates, and ask how it’s legal to pay workers less than $2 per crate. Before we do reply-guy math, let’s talk about labor law!
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Amadeo, a Ventura County farm worker, who labors to put food on your table, asked us to wish everyone a very happy
#Thanksgiving
.
#WeFeedYou
#ThankAFarmWorker
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