FLOC President Baldemar Velasquez will join other food heroes, including journalists, government officials, researchers, farmers, and more to discuss important issues surrounding justice in our food system. Read more and see how you can watch live!
FLOC members and staff walked the picket line with fast food workers who were on strike fighting for $15 an hour and union rights.
Join us 10 AM Thursday, April 28th for a press conference and solemn memorial service to honor the 128 workers who died on the job in North Carolina in 2014 and to call for the North Carolina Department of Labor to do more to prevent workplace injuries and fatalities.
President Velasquez met with the Board of Advisors of the Eliminating Child Labour in Tobacco Foundation this week to emphasize the importance of freedom of association as a necessary component in eliminating child labor, and provide a step by step account of how FLOC has done it in the past.
56 FLOC members from various states in Mexico convened in Monterrey March 19th and 20th for the annual H2A Guestworker leadership conference. Members brought new levels of passion for the farmworker movement and continued to build ownership in their union.
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.
FLOC organizers, along with members of the FLOC Homies Union, joined the students representatives of the on-campus chapters of the OSU Student Farmworkers’ Alliance, United Students Against Sweatshops, and Real Food OSU.
One of our major donors, Hispanics in Philanthropy, has invited us to participate in a crowdfunding contest to support Latino youth.
FLOC is saddened by the news of the passing of its former Vice President, Sara Rios this past Thursday due to ALS. She will be remembered dearly within the organization as one of its core participants.
FLOC held its 2nd annual Peace & Justice Walk. The walk was to honor the memory of murder victim Abriel Ruiz and his peace making efforts in the community as well as raise awareness to the victims of unsolved murders.