Farm Workers

Source: whitmanpioneer.com --- 4 days ago
Photo Credit : Rachel Alexander ‘¡Si se puede !’ has been used as a rallying cry for everything from pro-immigration marches to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Its original usage, however, was as the motto for the United Farm Workers of America labor union. In this spirit, union organizer Arturo Sepulveda led a group of dairy Workers in a march last Friday, March 5, to demand fair working conditions from their employers at the Ruby Ridge dairy in Pasco , Wash., who ha ve fired a number of Workers in the past for attempting to unionize. The Ruby Ridge employees were joined outside the dairy in Pasco by a dozen Whitman students who came to march with the Workers, learn more about their struggles and support their demands for justice and respect. “We’re here because everyone should have basic human rights,” said sophomore Maggie Allen, who was among the group of Whitman students marching with the Farm Workers. Over the course of the rally, many Ruby Ridge employees shared stories of their experiences at the dairy. “We’ve never had any benefits,” said Jesus Perez, who has worked at the dairy for about two years. Perez and several former employees explained that Workers at Ruby Ridge typically work between eight and 12 hours per day, six days a week. The work, mostly involving milking cows, is fast-paced and continuous. Breaks for food, water or going to the bathroom are not allowed. “We worked . . . 10 hours, 12 hours, without bre ...

Source: www.kcoy.com --- 4 days ago
State prosecutors have sued a Southern California Farm labor contractor, alleging that he paid field Workers less than minimum wage and that he didn't provide them rest breaks, drinking water and shade. ...

Source: www.ktvl.com --- 5 days ago
CLEARLAKE, Calif. -- Authorities have identified two bodies found in an embankment as a Maine couple who worked at a Northern California marijuana growing operation. Thirty-two-year-old Frank Maddox and his 40-year-old wife, Yvette, disappeared from... ...