Gerawan violates law failing to warn workers of pesticides
A message from the United Farm Workers (UFW): "This is the scene described to us by a worker in the peach orchards of Gerawan—which sells its produ... Read More »
Tag Archives: California
Tell CA's Gov. Brown it's time to take the lead on chlorpyrifos
A message for the United Farm Workers (UFW): "Last month, after more than 10 years of review, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) fin... Read More »
Tags: California, UFW, United Farm Workers
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Darigold worker denied lunch break
A message from United Farm Workers: "A lunch break is one of these basic rights we take for granted -- right? That's not what this Darigold worker... Read More »
Tags: California, Darigold, Solidarity, UFW, United Farm Workers
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LA City Council Backs UFW Contract
A Message from the LA Times: By Emily Alpert Reyes Hundreds of labor activists, farmworkers and their allies marched on Los Angeles City Hall... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Gerawan Farming, UFW, United Farm Workers
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L.A. City Council resolution backing Gerawan workers
A message from the United Farm Workers: "An epic battle by farm workers to implement their union contract with a giant Central Valley grower -- remin... Read More »
Tags: California, Gerawan Farming, Solidarity, UFW, United Farm Workers
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The Film Fight for Water Got Us Thinking
Sometimes art surprises. We in YAYA were surprised by the film The Fight for Water: A Farmworker Struggle that we screened at the University Unitarian... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Solidarity, Water
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Darigold worker denied time off for emergency!
Trigger Warning for Suicide Ideations Can you believe this?? A message from the United Farm Workers: Fifteen days straight, 11 hours a day. Not ... Read More »
Tags: California, Darigold, UFW, United Farm Workers
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UFW: Injured cows, injured workers.
A message from the United Farm Workers: "We've shared workers' stories with you about the injured and sick cows at Darigold dairies. Sadly, these inj... Read More »
Tags: California, Darigold, UFW, United Farm Workers
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YAYA hosts Fight for Water film screening
On Thursday, October 2, 2014, Orlando YAYA will be hosting a movie screening for "The Fight For Water: A Farm Worker Struggle" In 2009, the Californ... Read More »
Tags: California, Farm Workers, Solidarity
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New ways Darigold is hiding the truth about your food
A message from the United Farm Workers: An increasing number of us want to know more about the food we eat. Were workers treated fairly? Is the envir... Read More »
Tags: California, Darigold, Farm Workers, UFW, United Farm Workers
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