NYS farmworkers make history in the fields with the first farmworker union at Pindar Winery on Long Island. They earned the right under the 2020 Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act w/ @Local338 of @RWDSU! https://t.co/x9b65D8ssD
Farmworkers at @MartinsApples stood up for their rights during a COVID outbreak. Today we stand with them and are asking @starbuckscanada and @MartinsApples to ensure safe conditions and no retaliation for workers producing @Martins_Chips.
TaLona Holbert—my friend and former student—has a call to action to white people: lean into discomfort and take these concrete actions to fight racial injustice. https://t.co/PceipjJ91b # via @HuffPost
Collective bargaining. A day of rest. Overtime pay. Disability & unemployment insurance. A safe and healthy workplace, rights that NY’s farmworkers are denied, despite helping New York farm industry make billions. #Justice4Farmworkers
Sign our Petition https://t.co/FCqZktNdcw
I was on @Heritage_Radio today with Angela Steusse and Sarah Horton talking about food workers based on our books with @desperatelyred @ucpress. https://t.co/GjYxSFo79T … #HRN#foodradio
Overtime pay should be a right for all workers, especially those who labor 80 hours a week on farms to feed us. Read our report on the benefits overtime pay for farmworkers. https://t.co/pVOxcINQpM @thenyic@RMM_NY@NYCLU@WorkerJusticeNY@LaborLocavore@ddkallick
"There’s an inherent contradiction in allocating praise & wholesomeness to land & farmers without recognizing the workers who pick and produce the food" https://t.co/NHo3mkKCnH NYS can do better https://t.co/ZACJteeYd1 #FarmworkersFairLaborPracticesAct#justice4farmworkers