Saturday, February 29, 2020 12-1 p.m. As a part of our ongoing national boycott of VUSE e-cigarette, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and community members will take part in a peaceful protest outside of the 7-Eleven 2601 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43607 on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 12-1 p.m. We are protesting the widespread abuses …
President Velasquez will give a presentation on June 20, 2018 in Rossford, OH! Email flocoh@floc.com for more details!
Amongst reports of Death and Child Labor, FLOC Leaders challenge BAT about violations in their supply chain during their 2017 Annual General Meeting
Position: Field Organizer Location: We are currently hiring organizers in Dudley NC, Toledo OH, and Monterrey MX. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) is both a social movement and a labor union. Our immediate constituency is migrant workers in the agricultural industry, but we are also involved with immigrant workers, Latinos, our local communities, and …
Each season FLOC members get together for updates on union campaign activity, continued training on rights under their union contract, and to build organizing efforts throughout the state. Transportation is one of the biggest barriers in workers being able to attend these meetings. If you are free on Sunday, July 31, and willing to help …
A few weeks ago we started a petition calling on NC Senator Brent Jackson to end the retaliation against workers on his farm, reinstate the seven workers who were blacklisted after speaking out against labor violations, and pay the workers the wages they’re owed. The petition has reached nearly 10,000 signatures, and on Thursday, May …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2016 CONTACT: Briana Kemp; bkemp.sc@gmail.com; 763-229-5970 HUNDREDS TO PROTEST AT REYNOLDS AMERICAN SHAREHOLDERS MEETING AFTER AUDIT EXPOSES CHILD LABOR, HAZARDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS, OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES ON CONTRACT FARMS Winston Salem, NC- Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI) released its 2015 farm audit report yesterday, which evaluates contract farms on compliance with …
On May 5th, join Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO members and allies at Reynolds American’s annual shareholders meeting to call on the company to sign an agreement with FLOC guaranteeing freedom of association to all farmworkers in their supply chain!
The Toledo Lucas County Public Library presents: A Fair Share of the Harvest: A Photographic History of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC). Join us April 5 from 6-8PM at the Gallery at Main Library to learn more about the history of FLOC and the strategies that led to our victories.
One of our major donors, Hispanics in Philanthropy, has invited us to participate in a crowdfunding contest to support Latino youth.