Undercover Video Shows Child Labor in the Fields
Ever wondered what it’s like to work in the fields? Watch as Kiwi Callahan goes undercover in Eastern NC to reveal the truth about child labor in the fields.
FLOC celebrates the release of Oscar Lopez Rivera
After serving 35 years in prison, Oscar Lopez Rivera has been transferred home to Puerto Rico where he will be released after finishing the last three months of his sentence. Join us in celebrating his long-awaited freedom! Después de servir 35 años de su sentencia de prisión, Oscar López Rivera ha sido traslado a su hogar, Puerto Rico, donde va a ser liberado después de terminar los últimos tres meses de su sentencia.
FLOC Members Reach Settlement with Senator Jackson
If you worked for Jackson Farming Company in the 2015 season, you qualify to receive compensation. Si usted trabajó por Jackson Farming Company en la temporada del 2015, se califica para recibir compensación.
Declaration Presented in Myanmar
World’s Tobacco Workers United in Global Fight for Justice
FLOC’s fight to improve working and living conditions for tobacco workers has expanded into a global call for action On January 30, FLOC President and Founder Baldemar Velasquez traveled to Yangon, Myanmar to invite agricultural unions to join FLOC in a global call to implement human rights for agricultural workers. While many tobacco companies …
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Members Convene in Nayarit to Prepare for FLOC Convention
On Sunday, January 8 2017, union members gathered in Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit Mexico to kick off a new year of organizing. 2017 represents numerous significant landmarks for FLOC. This September, members from across the South and Midwest will come together for our quadrennial convention and 50th Founding Anniversary Celebration. Members began preparing for the convention by forming committees …
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Songs for Justice Benefit Concert
Thank you to all of the following donors who supported the 2016 Songs for Justice Benefit Concert. A special thanks to all of our volunteers and FLOC’s youth groups the FLOC Homies and FLOC Migos for helping to make the event a success. Port Authority, Bruce Goldstein, Seamus Metress, Aron Velasquez, Baldemar and Sara …
Songs for Justice Benefit Concert
FLOC and the Campaign for Migrant Worker Justice are hosting the annual benefit concert on December 9th at the Jose Martinez Memorial Gallery in Toledo, OH. FLOC president, Baldemar Velasquez, will perform with the Aguila Negra Band. All proceeds from the evening will go to support youth and farmworker organizing programs like the FLOC Homies …
Sweet Potato Farmworkers Win Union Contract
In 2014, four members of FLOC courageously spoke out against issues at Burch Farms in Faison North Carolina, exposing violations that many of their coworkers were too afraid to speak about. As part of the settlement, the workers won a 3-year collective bargaining contract so that they can continue to speak out against labor violations and demand respect in the workplace.
Triangle Friends of Farmworkers Benefit Dinner for FLOC
Come Celebrate and Support FLOC’s 2016 Work Organizing Farmworkers! Join us to hear from FLOC President Baldemar Velasquez, Liz Shuler, the first woman elected Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO, and other union leaders. When: Saturday, October 29, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 PM Where: Durham Central Park Cohousing Community 130 Hunt Street, Durham, NC …
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