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22 Sep, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Just one day into farm workers’ march for Gov. @GavinNewsom’s signature, he has vetoed #AB616.

Workers are now marching towards the French Laundry, hoping to finally meet with the Governor.
Farm workers have been asking for a meeting with @CAgovernor since early June to discuss #AB616, without success.

AB616 would have allowed farm workers to form a union by casting a secret ballot in many of the same ways CA voters did in the recall. 2/
We will try again to meet with Gov. @GavinNewsom.

We will explain why this bill is as important to us as the Voting Choice Act was to the governor. #WeFeedYou
La UFW responde al veto de @GavinNewsom a la propuesta de ley sobre la elección de voto de los campesinos dirigiéndose a French Laundry para buscar tener una reunión con él.

ufw.org/es/la-ufw-resp…

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22 Sep
BREAKING: Farm workers are launching a 260 mile march for @CAgovernor’s signature on #AB616, the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act.
Starting under smoke-filled skies, the grueling march draws upon CA farm workers’ rich history and deep cultural and spiritual roots grounded in self-sacrifice. It will retrace much of the route as the historic Cesar Chavez-led 1966 march to Sacramento.
#AB616 would give farm workers the right to cast their ballot in many of the same ways that CA voters used to defeat the Republican-backed bid to oust Gov @GavinNewsom .
 
The 1975 ALRA allows workers to vote only at physical polling places, nearly always on growers’ property.
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6 Sep
Happy Labor Day.
Happy Labor Day. #WeFeedYou
Happy Labor Day. #WeFeedYou
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3 Jul
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) #WeFeedYou
Even pre-covid, we covered our faces to protect ourselves from inhaled irritants and toxins. Pesticides, dust, or even crop debris such as the tiny hairs on okra vines can damage lungs. So can Valley Fever, a fungal infection caused by inhaled particles. aghealth.ucdavis.edu/news/research-…
Some crops are toxic in themselves, like tobacco. Handling fresh tobacco is hazardous — nicotine is readily absorbed through the skin and it is neurotoxic.

This is particularly dangerous to children (and yes it is legal for children to harvest tobacco). theatlantic.com/family/archive…
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28 Jun
WA does not require employers to provide us with the heat protections needed to save our lives. This must change.

It’s cherry season so conditions are incredibly dangerous. With labor needs at peak, workers from 12 years old to 70+ are out working. High tomorrow of 118° here. 1/
OR is in the process of creating better rules to protect us against heat injury, but the process won’t be finalized until September.

In the meantime, will farm workers die preventable deaths? These are unprecedented temperatures.
We are grateful to the volunteers helping us do emergency outreach, checking on worksites and distributing information, water and electrolytes.

Many are vineyard workers who are using a day off, helping migrant workers employed in other sectors. They shouldn’t need to do that.
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26 Jun
It’s peak cherry season in WA— so TEN MILLION pounds of cherries are being harvested each day, in this brutal, record-breaking heat wave.

Heat like this is hard on cherries and it’s even harder on the workers harvesting them. It’s terrifying.
(1/thread) seattletimes.com/seattle-news/w…
Cherries shrivel in extreme heat, so there’s pressure to harvest them as fast as possible.
Temps will reach 115* this week and even overnight it stays warm.

Heat like this can be fatal. In WA it’s legal to house workers in tents so the exposure is 24/7. nytimes.com/2020/08/12/mag…
Many folks know the risks and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. For most people, knowing what it takes to walk out the door and not die *today* is enough.

For us, it isn’t enough. The damage to our bodies is ongoing.
farmworkerjustice.org/blog-post/new-…
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24 Jan
Thread: Ever think about the logistics of the food on your plate and the human costs of our food supply? #WeFeedYou
When it rains, workers either wait (unpaid) for the storm to lift, or go to work in the rain among slippery, muddy rows. If they’re paid a piece rate, the work is slower but the piece rate stays the same.
When you see workers jogging, that’s because of piece rate economics. The rows are slippery, and the crates are also heavier. Sometimes double the weight.
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