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Yesterday, UFW President Teresa Romero, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, CA AFL-CIO President Lorena Gonzalez and Central Coast Executive Director Jeremy Goldberg joined farm workers at the Central Coast Central Labor Council #LaborDay event held in the heart of Oxnard’s farm worker community.
Not all workers get today off! While you enjoy your holiday, many agricultural workers are hard at work planting, harvesting, and packaging the food we eat every day. Today lest honor those workers and thank them for their amazing work. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Being a tomato dumper is hard work. This crew of 28 pickers harvests thousands of 24lb buckets a day. That makes for a lot of work for the two dumpers. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
SOLIDARITY! UFW President Teresa Romero joined thousands as they marched with @thelafed.bsky.social at the Los Angeles/Long Beach #LaborDay2025 march. Labor knows when we fight we win. #SolidaritySeason
Central Coast Farm workers wish you a happy #LaborDay Campesinos de la Costa Central les desean un feliz Día del Trabajo. #WeFeedYou #SoyEsencial
Immokalee farmworker dies a week after collapsing in the Florida heat www.wusf.org/local-state/...
"Lucio" works in the sweet potatoes in CAs San Joaquin Valley. His job is to drive the water truck. He waters the road and ordered to cut down on the dust. This helps protect the sweet potatoes that are currently being harvested. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Join us in celebrating the people who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. Únase en celebrar a la gente que trabajan en los campos para poner comida en nuestras mesas. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
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
Kern County farm workers inspect the irrigation lines. The ground is bare, signaling the beginning of a new crop. #WeFeedYou Campesinos del condado de Kern inspeccionan las líneas de riego. El suelo está sin nada, lo que indica el comienzo de una nueva cosecha. #SoyEsencial
“Tomas” was tilling the soil in this vegetable field near Bakersfield CA. By 11am it was 97° on this day and Tomas was thankful for the little protection the tractor cab offered from the sun and blowing dust. #WeFeedYou #Calor
This Labor Day weekend as we enjoy barbecues and picnics, let's remember the farm workers who labor so hard to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay
Workers are harvesting lettuce on CA's Central Coast. "Lupe" tells us that they work more than 8 hours this day. She tells us that you can see how the workers rotate breaks in this video. One crew is taking a break while the other two are working. #WeFeedYou
"Oscar" works on CAs Central Coast as an irrigator in the lettuce. He shares: Carrying and connecting irrigation pipes is hard work. It's easy to slip, fall or twist an ankle while carrying these long pipes on loose dirt. It takes a lot of skill. #WeFeedYou
Farm workers were hurrying to wrap up their day at noon on this day as the temp reached 100° in Bakersfield CA. These workers had been at work since 6am earning minimum wage for their work in the table grape harvest. #WeFeedYou
HONOR, RESPECT, AND PROTECT WORKERS ON LABOR DAY They feed us.
"Ana's" been working in California agriculture for 20 years. "Right now I am weeding lettuce. I have to separate the young lettuce plants so they can grow. I have to walk a lot and by the end of the day my hands and feet are very tired." #WeFeedYou
"Julio" shared this pic from Lamont CA last Fri. They were harvesting vegetables. He said: At 9:30am, it was already 88°F. This hard work is even harder in temps like this. There's no shade in the fields & we lose work time going to the structure at the side of the field. #CALOR
The song was put together by the farm worker movement radio station La Campesina
Supporters are rallying for the #windmillmushroomboycott! Join us this #LaborDay weekend and don’t buy Windmill mushrooms!
“Roman” shared this picture from the central coast last week. The heat wave extended to the coast where temps in the 90’s are unusual and can catch workers off guard if they are not prepared. #WeFeedYou #calor
"Saul" shared this from where he's harvesting romaine lettuce. The crew has 26 workers. One group harvest the lettuce, the next group bags it and the last group puts it in the boxes. He's been doing this work for more than 5 years and enjoys the physical challenge. #WeFeedYou
Delano CA was expected to peak at 105° this day as this farm worker worked in the almond orchards. He works 12 -16 hours a day for minimum wage sweeping up the fallen almonds so they can continue their processing. #WeFeedYou #calor
Heading into Labor Day weekend, the United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social is calling on supporters in WA & OR to visit your local Grocery Outlet and ask the manager to STOP stocking Windmill Mushrooms! Grab a couple coworkers and take action! Instructions, resources here mailchi.mp/43e4000bbdc2...
Don't let the heat turn deadly for farm workers. Donations will help us keep doing everything we can to save lives. act.seiu.org/a/heat_2025?... or paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou #CALOR #LaborDay
Workers are hard at work in CAs San Joaquin Valley. Roma tomatoes are tougher to pick and take longer to fill then standard tomatoes. Workers earn $0.89 per 25 lb bucket. These pickers are working the edges of the field to get every last bit of the yield. #WeFeedYou
UFW supporters: Join the UFW Contingent on Broad and E. Streets in Wilmington, CA. Please join us by 10 am when the Parade starts.
During last week's heat wave farm workers in Soledad CA we're harvesting spinach in 92° temperatures. They told us it is very difficult work as it's an open field with very little shade. #WeFeedYou #calor
It was 92° at 10am last Friday when "Rene" sent this pic from Lamont CA. He shared a crew of farm workers were unrolling heavy irrigation lines under the sun. This is a tough job that means constant lifting, bending, and keeping pace with the tractor. #WeFeedYou #Calor
"Francisco" shared this pic of workers planting onion seedlings. He shares there are 8 workers on the machine. They need to move very fast as they can't miss a spot and it takes great hand dexterity. Another group follows on foot to make sure they didn't miss any spots #WeFeedYou
“Instead of fighting to raise wages or improve conditions for farm workers, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz introduced a bill that would do the exact opposite — slashing wages by more than $6 dollars an hour,” said Juanita Valdez-Cox, labor organizer for @ufw.bsky.social. myrgv.com/opinion/2025...
Totally does not have to be done on the 28th. Please do it whenever you're at your local WinCo and have the chance to speak to the manager
PLEASE PROTECT FARM WORKERS. THEY FEED US. Farmworkers are 20x more likely to die from heat than other workers. fas.org/publication/...
Workers in Kern County CA harvesting vegetables in 90° heat. #WeFeedYou Trabajadores en el condado de Kern, California, cosechan verduras bajo un calor de 90 grados. #SoyEsencial
If you live in the PNW, support UFW and WA state farm workers on Aug. 28th. Join the call asking stores to stop selling Windmill Mushrooms! Join a delegation to show your support and ask your local store to #BoycottWindmillMushrooms. #UnionStrong #unionsforall
Erik shared this picture of a tractor driver disking a corn field last week where they break down the left over stalks and prepare the soil for the next crop. It was 87° in Bakersfield at 930am. #WeFeedYou #calor
"Ian" is an irrigator in CAs Imperial Valley. "On Friday, I was distributing irrigation pipes and it was incredibly hot. Temps were 116° and I had to drink a lot of water to avoid dehydration. It's hard to work during this time of year because the heat is so high." #WeFeedYou #Calor
It's HOT out there! 🥵 Check out this video about farm workers laboring in the sweltering heat. ¡Hace CALOR ahí fuera! 🥵 Mira este video de campesinos que trabajan bajo un calor sofocante. #Calor #WeFeedYou
These farm workers work under a UFW contract in CA’s central coast and negotiated good practices like hydration stations in the fields. These are especially important on days like last week when they were under and extreme heat advisory as the temps reached the high 90’s. #WeFeedYou
Farm workers in Mettler CA were under an extreme heat warning. On this day the temp was 95 degrees by 11am as Erika packed grapes into boxes while her two coworkers worked in tandem to load the hundreds of boxes onto the trailer. #WeFeedYou #calor
Around 20 workers working in the cauliflower on CAs Central Coast. It was damp and windy, so they have plastic bags tied around their waist as aprons to keep from getting their legs wet. Harvesting cauliflower is hard because you have to bend down constantly. #WeFeedYou
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
“Cora” shares a pic of the raisin process in CAs San Joaquin Valley. Workers spread grapes on sheets of paper to be dried into raisins, earning 34 cents for each sheet. Dirty and poorly paid, the 100° temps made it unbearable and she was sent home by noon. #WeFeedYou
Farm workers in Arvin CA, are preparing to cover the vineyards with plastic to protect the fruit from sun burn during the expected heat wave. It was 91° at 10am on the first day of the heat wave. #WeFeedYou
Bakersfield CA is at peak harvest for grape picking but it is also the hottest month of the year. Yesterday, the temp was 85° by 930am on a day that would reach 108°. These farm workers earn minimum wage plus a small bonus for each box they fill. #WeFeedYou #calor
Miss "Lydia" shows us her screen with a temp of 97° at 11am while she works packing grapes in Bakersfield CA. The area is under an extreme heat warning meaning a high risk for heat illness especially among the elderly like herself, but she works out of necessity. #WeFeedYou #calor
“Dino” was harvesting Chinese vegetables in Kern County CA on this day when the temperature was set to reach 102°. Workers protect themselves from the scorching sun by wearing long sleeves clothing and hydrating with water as needed. #WeFeedYou #CALOR
"Leticia" is working on CAs Central Coast harvesting strawberries, "I get paid piece rate and earn $2 for a tray of eight baskets. It's a very difficult job because you have to walk bent over all day long." #WeFeedYou
Farm workers from Lamont CA sent us this photo today from where their crew was harvesting vegetables. They told us at 9:33 AM the temperature was already at 88°F. The high today is supposed to reach 108°. #WeFeedYou #calor
At 9:50 a.m. today it was already 89°F when a farm worker sent us this photo from where they were harvesting table grapes in Lamont CA. #WeFeedYou #Calor
In Kern County CA, the irrigator carries a lot of responsibility in the grape vineyards, making sure the fields get the water they need. Earlier today, with the temperature already at 90°, this worker is stepping away from the vineyards to begin his break. #WeFeedYou #CALOR
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Don't let the heat turn deadly for farm workers. Donations will help us keep doing everything we can to save lives. act.seiu.org/a/heat_2025?... #WeFeedYou #CALOR
Imagine it being 88° before lunch time and already these farm workers have been working for several hours picking & packing grapes. Crews of up to 40 persons will share a 10 x 10 canopy when they need to cool down as the high with reach 94 on this day. #WeFeedYou #CALOR
CA farm workers you have rights in the current heat. The law guarantees you shade when temperatures reach 80° or more and the shade structure has to be big enough to cover all the workers in the crew. If there are violations call 661-546-9020 and report them. #CALOR
Campesinos de CA, Uds tienen derechos con el calor actual. La ley les garantiza sombra cuando las temperaturas llegan a los 80° o más, y la estructura de sombra debe ser grande para cubrir a todos en la cuadrilla. Si hay una infracción, llamen al 661-546-9020 y repórtenla. #CALOR
The wine grape harvest in CAs North Coast came early this year due to the heat being higher than usual. The high temps made the grapes mature earlier. "Ana" is pleased and tells us that her UFW contract guarantees her good wages during this important harvesting season. #WeFeedYou
Dozens of supporters including JWJ joined farm workers from @ufw.bsky.social and PCUN today for a human billboard in front of a busy intersection in Portland OR to show support for Windmill Farms' mushroom workers and tell supermarkets not to carry Windmill Mushrooms!
STARTING SOON: Fair Games Coalition calls on LA Olympics to prioritize working families over billionaire corporations and ensure the games benefit working families. 60+ orgs including @ufw.bsky.social, @laaneorg.bsky.social, @dsa.la
Dozens of supporters joined farm workers from UFW and PCUN today for a human billboard in front of a busy intersection in Portland OR to show support for Windmill Farms' mushroom workers and tell supermarkets not to carry Windmill Mushrooms. #BoycottWindmillMushrooms
Los campesinos del estado de Washington te piden que apoyes el primer boicot respaldado por la UFW en casi 20 años! #BoicotWindmillMushrooms
Farm workers in Washington state are calling on you to support the first UFW backed boycott in nearly 20 years! #BoycottWindmillMushrooms
"Cruz" is an irrigator in CAs San Joaquin Valley working in the pistachios. The harvest begins around the end of August. This is a critical time for him to focus on managing water delivery to the trees to support nut development and prepare for the harvest. #WeFeedYou
"Lily" is harvesting grapes in Kern County CA. It's lunch time and it is already past 90° and feels even hotter under the grapevines. Reports put the high on Sat. and Sun at 106°. Workers tell us they are proud of the work they do and how their efforts feed America. #WeFeedYou #CALOR
UFW proud to be in solidarity with @unitehere11.bsky.social and 60+ organizations - including unions, community groups, and religious institutions. We are demanding that the Olympics & Paralympic Games benefit working families – not just wealthy donors. #FairGames
"Mari" harvest peaches in CA San Joaquin Valley. She earns CA minimum wage. She works 8 hrs/day 5 days/week except when temps rise above 100°. It's hard. She worries about getting sick in the heat, but she also needs to pay her bills. #WeFeedYou
"Today in UFW History - 8/21/88: Cesar Chavez ended his 36 day fast over the pesticide poisoning of farmworkers & their children during a mass at the UFWs “Forty Acres” property attended by Ethel & Kerry Kennedy, Rev. Jessie Jackson and 1000s of farm workers and supporters.
Grape harvesting season is in full swing in Kern County CA. Workers tell us it was 94° at 11am. They shared that the labor is exhausting, but they know how to do it well. They earn minimum wage and this labor is what pays their bills. #WeFeedYou #calor
"Raul" sent us this photo from the sweet potato harvest. He shares the machine digs up the potatoes from the ground onto a conveyor belt. Then workers clean and sort the sweet potatoes by hand and put them in boxes. #WeFeedYou
"Ana" sent us this photo from where she was harvesting grapes in Kern County CA yesterday. It was 91° at 12 noon and felt even hotter under the dense grape vines as airflow is limited which creates a pocket of hotter temps. #WeFeedYou
Temps were nearing 90° when this picture was taken at a field on CAs Central Coast. The leeks crew was focusing on finishing the days harvest. #WeFeedYou
If you drive around Kern County CA and see a lot of cars and umbrellas in the field, that means the grape season has begun. #WeFeedYou Si manejas por el condado de Kern, California, y ves muchos autos y paraguas en el campo, eso significa que la temporada de uvas ha comenzado. #SoyEsencial
Workers are harvesting tomatoes in CAs San Joaquin Valley. If you listen, you can hear the new technology that has a machine scan their badge to keep count the amount of the buckets they pick. Workers average 160 buckets and get paid 86 cents per bucket. #WeFeedYou
Workers are weeding the cilantro beds on their knees on CAs Central Coast. They are near the beach where it is damp. Some of the workers are wearing vinyl chaps on their legs to stay dry, while others don't have anything to protect themselves from the wet ground. #WeFeedYou
"Olivia" is harvesting bell peppers in the San Joaquin Valley. She took this video as she gets ready to start her work day as she wanted to show how long each row is. She gets paid California minimum wage and picks between 40-50 buckets in an 8 hour work day. #WeFeedYou
Here's a step in the leek harvesting process you might not have know about. Before the leeks are sent to the packing house, the loaders trim off the tops for final grocery store presentation. #WeFeedYou
"Eloy" is pruning citrus trees in CAs SJ Valley. He works 6-7 hrs/day. He shares: When it's hot, it feels very humid in the rows. When we pull dry branches from the tree we get scratches on our arms & hands. It's tough work, but it feeds my family. #WeFeedYou
8/17/73: Nonviolent vineyard striker Juan De La Cruz, 60, was shot & killed on a UFW picket line near Arvin, CA by a strikebreaker firing from a passing pickup truck. The UFW named our retirement fund, which pays pensions to retired UFW members the Juan De La Cruz Pension Plan.
In Western NY workers are pruning the apple orchards and doing last minute clean up in preparation for the harvest — which begins in the next 2 weeks. Temps are hitting the high 80s and w/the high humidity, it can feel like the '90s. #WeFeedYou
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
The bill has not yet been introduced. That’s why it’s important to reach out. On April 25th, in Frankenmuth, MI, she’s said publicly she’s supports cutting the Adverse Effect Wage Rate. She’s repeated this since then. This move would suppress wages for all farm workers including American workers.
The bill hasn't yet been introduced. That’s why it’s important to reach out. On April 25th, in Frankenmuth, MI, she’s said publicly she’s supports cutting the Adverse Effect Wage Rate. She’s repeated this since then. This move would suppress wages for all farm workers including American workers.
Watermelon tastes amazing this summer. It was 92° when these Kern County farm workers were harvesting the melons this day. An average melon weighs 20 lbs. Workers toss them to each other as they put them in the trailer. #WeFeedYou
En abril, @slotkin.senate.gov anunció su intención de apoyar una legislación que recortaría y congelaría los salarios de los campesinos, una de las profesiones peor pagadas de EEUU. ¡Esto está totalmente mal! ¡Llame a la senadora Slotkin HOY! Inste a que retire su apoyo. 202-759-4087
In April, @slotkin.senate.gov announced her intended support for legislation that would CUT and FREEZE the wages of farm workers - one of the most underpaid professions in the US. This is just wrong! Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support. (202) 759 - 4087
8/15/73: UFW honors Nagi Daifallah, 24 yr old grape striker from Yemen who was brutally clubbed to death by a Kern Co. sheriff's deputy in the farm town of Lamont, CA during the UFW's '73 grape strike. Nagi was the 2nd UFW martyr who lost their lives during union strikes.
"Leo" is a tractor driver in CAs San Joaquin Valley. He works for a large ranch where an automated machine harvests these tomatoes for use in ketchup, paste or juice so damaging or bruising the fragile fruit doesn’t matter much, only the quantity of the fruit. #WeFeedYou
This is enraging and heartbreaking. Another senseless death caused by a chaotic ICE operation. They took 13 workers from the scene they even chased workers with their cars. abc7.com/post/man-fle...
NYs Wafler Farms workers voted for the UFW in 2022 but still don't have a contract. In Feb, an arbitrator ruled for a 2-yr contract. Wafler won't implement it so we're going to court again. Workers will deliver a petition to tell Wafler they won't give up. act.seiu.org/a/waflerpeti...
It's HOT in Fresno CA. "Ana's" training grapevines around wires to get ready for the crop. She works 7-8hrs/day. If temps pass 95°, she work less. She's happy CA laws changed. She thanks the UFW for helping change heat laws so she no longer must work in dangerous temps #WeFeedYou
Workers in Kern County CA preparing the irrigation system before planting vegetables. #WeFeedYou Trabajadores del condado de Kern, California, preparan el sistema de riego antes de plantar verduras. #SoyEsencial
California’s richest agricultural family is shuttering a farm the UFW sought to unionize www.latimes.com/california/s...
"Julio" picked this bucket of tomatoes on CAs Central Coast. "I rush to pick as many buckets as possible as we earn piece rate. It's peak harvest season and on good days I can harvest 150 20lb buckets in 5 hours. My shoulders and back hurt from this heavy hard labor. #WeFeedYou
"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
We appreciate that but we often don't have that information. We work with the information and photos/vids that workers send us. :)
David Huerta delivers the message we need to hear. Every worker. Every language. Every color. UNITED. We close this series with a challenge for all: Organize. Stand together. Fight together. #ConEstasManos #WithTheseHands @californialabor.bsky.social @ufw.bsky.social @bravenewfilms.bsky.social
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This is what "Pepe's" hands looks like after harvesting tomatos all day. He has the option of wearing gloves, but they slow him down. When you're working piece rate you can't afford to be slowed down. He needs to make every penny he can during the peak season. #WeFeedYou
Workers are weeding in the lettuce fields. The roads are very long and they carry a bag to put the weeds in. Temps reached 84° day on CAs Central Coast. The workers are still wearing long sleeves to avoid exposure to the Sun and pesticides. #WeFeedYou
«Una y otra vez, hemos visto a trabajadores agrícolas sin las protecciones contra el calor a las que tienen derecho por ley», dijo Teresa Romero, presidenta del sindicato United Farm Workers. El sistema estatal de prevención de enfermedades por calor «no funciona». www.latimes.com/espanol/cali...