Bowery Farming Union

We are Bowery Farming Research & Development workers organizing our union with @UFCW888 ✊🌱

[Start a Union @StartAUnionUFCW]

We receive a wide range of questions about unions so we thought we'd start with an overview of the essentials.

HOW exactly do you start a union? Well, we've made this video to help break the whooole unionizing process down into 7 steps.

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

While the things we grow don't end up on shelves, our work in research and development is essential to the process of getting Bowery products to customers.

We love our work, and we're so excited that this Thanksgiving you can buy UNION HERBS from Bowery Farming
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[Benjamin Ross @BenRossTransit]

This is a very big deal & a step toward restoring the fundamental human right to organize a union that so many US workers are deprived of. When card check recognition is required, it's much harder for employers to coerce workers into voting against the union.

[Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli]

OH MY GOD THIS WHOLE TWEET LET'S GO NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL WORKERS!!!!

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

@banditelli if your crew isn't on board with giving card check to agricultural workers you need a new crew 😤

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

Since Twitter's not dead yet, we wanted people to know that WE WON OUR UNION! 🎉🥳

This week, we heard back from the New Jersey Board
of Mediation. They ruled that ALL agricultural workers
in New Jersey can start a union at their work through a
card check — us included!

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

cc: @UnionElections for this huge W and @UnionDrip for these killer shirts!!!

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

Since Twitter's not dead yet, we wanted people to know that WE WON OUR UNION! 🎉🥳

This week, we heard back from the New Jersey Board
of Mediation. They ruled that ALL agricultural workers
in New Jersey can start a union at their work through a
card check — us included!

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

Next step: sitting down with Bowery Farming to
negotiate our first contract!

(and you following us on IG at https://t.co/eGMzhoqjCK in case this ship does go down 🫡)

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

On Tuesday, our union authorization cards were
counted and we WON OUR UNION at Kearny Bowery
Farming!

We're so excited to be the first to use this law since
1986 and pave the way for ALL New Jersey agricultural
workers to have the chance to start a union at their
workplace.

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

We'll need to prove majority support via what's called a "card check," but more on what that means in our next post 👀

TL;DR? We have the right to unionize at Bowery and won't stop until we win!

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

The Bowery Farming Union is making history!
How exactly? We're glad you asked...

So most workers in the US are covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which allows them to file a petition for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

Lucky for us though, there's a law in NJ that gives us a way to organize, and we plan on putting it to use. This will be the first time anyone has since 1986!
According to this provision, once we're able to show the state that the majority of us want a union, we can start ours!

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

To the public: We love Bowery, its products, and the fun environment we’ve created for ourselves. We continue to put our hearts and countless hours into every project we run. This work deserves respect.

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

After nearly a year of working on Bowery Farms' Research & Development team, Brittani left her job three months ago.
You can read her story about what happened when she and her coworkers asked for raises and why she believes Bowery workers need a union below.

[Bowery Farming Union @BoweryFarmUnion]

So we decided to unionize. Having a union would help us make the changes we need to do our jobs and support ourselves.
To my Bowery coworkers: Stay strong. You've come so far, and I’m so proud of you. Continue to trust the process and use your collective power to grow your voice.