Taking action in support of FLOC
Throughout the month of October, Orlando YAYA has been busy working in solidarity with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and their campaign t... Read More »
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Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Good news from FLOC!
A message from the Farm Labor Organizing Committee: "I’m excited to report to you that over the last few months over 5,000 people have taken action... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina
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Over 200 Religious Leaders Sign a Letter Sent to Reynolds CEO on Behalf of Tobacco Farm Workers
The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) is seeking to address labor a... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, North Carolina, Tobacco sickness
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Action at Kangaroo Gas Station
We arrived at the Davenport Kangaroo gas station on Thursday, July 27th along with members from Central Florida LCLAA, the Farm Labor Organizing Comm... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida
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Memorials for Joan Papert Preiss, Farm Worker Activist
by Virginia Nesmith Former National Farm Worker Ministry Board Member Joan Papert Preiss, passed away on June 1, 2012 in Durham, North Carolina.  Â... Read More »
Tags: FLOC, NFWM, North Carolina, United Farm Workers
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FLOC Action in North Carolina
On May 1st, nine members of Orlando YAYA drove to North Carolina to stand in solidarity with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) at the annual ... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina
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Kangaroo action in support of FLOC
As part of YAYA’s ongoing support of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)  and the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Campaign, YAYA members delivered let... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, Florida, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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Pioneers of the Farm Worker Movement Honored by Obama Administration
[caption id="attachment_2130" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Families of martyred farmworkers gather in front of mosaic of Cesar E. Chavez in... Read More »
Tags: Cesar Chavez, CIW, FLOC, NFWM, United Farm Workers
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MSNBC Reporting Describes Same Farm Worker Housing Conditions Seen by NFWM Delegation
[caption id="attachment_1552" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Michael Szpak (AFL-CIO), Rick Goodman & Carol Blythe-Goodman (Alliance of Ba... Read More »
Tags: Alliance of Baptists, FLOC, NFWM, North Carolina, United Methodist Church, working conditions
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Tell Reynolds that farmworkers deserve basic rights!
A message from Oxfam America and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee: If you are a farmworker in America, chances are you won’t live to be 50. That... Read More »
Tags: Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Farm Workers, FLOC, North Carolina, Reynolds Tobacco
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