Remembering 50 Years of Struggle: FLOC ft. Sandra Cisneros!
Join FLOC along with special guest, acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros, for its 50th anniversary celebration for “Remembering 50 Years of Struggle: Farm Labor Organizing Committee”
FLOC Pushes PMI to Help Blacklisted Workers
FLOC challenged Phillip Morris International during their shareholders meeting about the lack of response to the 8 workers who were blacklisted for trying to recover stolen wages
“We are the strength of the union”
Union members gathered in Monterrey, Mexico this weekend to begin the 2017 organizing work! This leadership training plays a crucial role in empowering members with the necessary tools and knowledge to tackle the issues that they’ll confront when they arrive in the fields of North Carolina. Read more!
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.
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 …
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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NC Members gather to train leaders and build union
On Sunday, over 50 members from more than 15 different labor camps across Eastern North Carolina came together to participate in the first 2016 regional meeting for union members covered by the FLOC and NCGA (North Carolina Growers Association) contract.