scott k

war all the time #resist

[Paul Tassi @PaulTassi]

yeah

it might just be over. like my whole industry

I don't really know where to go from here. How do you exist in an ecosystem that takes all your work and gives you nothing in return

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Carlos" has picked strawberries in Ventura County for 12 yrs. "I need to work in the rain and mud. I make my way through slippery watery rows trying to work fast as I can as I earn piece rate of $2.30/box - so every box counts. I leave work tired and covered in mud." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Julia" is very pleased she harvest mushrooms under a UFW contract. "We have a positive work environment where we can speak up and the company listens to us respectfully. And we get great benefits like a medical plan and a pension plan." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

The almond harvest has almost ended in Delano CA. This shaker truck is doing its final pass of the field. It uses a gripping clamp that attaches to the tree trunk, then shakes it causing ripe almonds (still in their hull) to fall to the ground for collection. #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Merry" picks persimmons in Visalia CA. Because of the weather-including the rain and fog-she's worked a lot less hours. "Despite working piece rate & going as fast as I can, I barely make min. wage. I'm very worried. I have bills to pay & I'm not working enough hrs." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Eri" is harvesting olives near Redley CA and often ends up making below minimum wage. "Farm labor is not valued. The bosses don't care. We earn very little and the work is very risky with us climbing a 16ft ladder. It's the rainy season & our checks are very low." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Your Thanksgiving gravy tastes better when you use union mushrooms. Let's give a huge thanks to workers like "Adan" who harvest mushrooms for Monterey Mushrooms under a UFW contract. On an average day, he picks 240-280 of the blue baskets you see in this vid. #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Gaspar" says "it is a very windy day in Madera where I'm picking pomegranates. The work is already hard as I have to go up and down a ladder all day while getting pricked by thick thorns. Today to top it off, the wind blew a lot of dirt into the air and into my eyes." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

The 2025 pomegranate season has started in CA’s San Joaquin Valley. "Tomas" works 8 hours a day filling nylon bags full of this sweet fruit and dumping them into huge crates. He wears long-sleeved shirts under sweatshirts to protect himself from the thorny branches. #WeFeedYou

[scott k @scottk52]

@PaulTassi What did you think About Arc Raiders? It's like training for the near future!

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Juan" traveled from CA to harvest blueberries in OR. "The fields are in bad condition-so overgrown I can barely walk. I was to get paid 40 cents/lb, but the labor contractor who brought us here doesn't want to pay us sometimes. I'm not protected by a union contract." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.

Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.

Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Workers are harvesting cilantro on CAs Central Coast. Seven workers are harvesting the cilantro down below in the field. Other workers are on the machine rinsing the dirt from the plant and then packing it into boxes. Each box contains 30 bunches of cilantro. #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

Tomato workers in CAs Central Coast are hard at work picking tomatoes. It's a difficult labor intensive job. They must bend over and run around with 20Ib buckets all day. "Juan" shares he has back problems from the work, but it puts food on his families table. #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Juan" harvests peaches in CAs SJ Valley. "It's HOT during the short peak season and it's hard to keep up the pace needed to make extra money. We climb a 14ft ladder. Our full bag weighs 40 lbs. We run to the crate and back to start again. We earn $30 per 900lb crate." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

"Raul's" been working CA Central Coast strawberries for 12 yrs. "I work piece rate. I just dropped off a box and need to rush back to the field to pick more. It's important to move fast as I get paid by the box. It's tiring work bending down cutting strawberries." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

On #FathersDay let's recognize the dads who work so hard to support their families. Ramiro shares, "I've grown up working in the fields. I've been a tractor driver for over 20 yrs to support my family of 4. I enjoy working outside, but worry as the pay isn't great." #WeFeedYou

[United Farm Workers @UFWupdates]

From Senator Padilla:
"If this is the response to a senator with a question - I can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers.”

[Kye @GxldSociety]

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes & unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had "parental consent."

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This was a test run for a police state.

[DSA @DemSocialists]

From LA to San Antonio to Chicago— Abolish ICE