Only a few weeks ago during meetings with worker and immigrant rights organizations, NC Governor Roy Cooper committed to support workers and veto anti-immigrant bills. His promise was put to the test when the NC Legislature passed S615, a bill sponsored by farmers elected to the NC General Assembly that aims to stop FLOC from …
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Four migrant farmworkers, with the assistance of FLOC, recently settled a class action lawsuit with Teachey Produce in Rose Hill, NC! The farmworkers were compensated for wage theft, health and safety violations, and retaliatory discharge despite the Teachey Brothers using immigration threats to try to silence them. On June 24, 2016, Pedro went to pick …
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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
Amongst reports of Death and Child Labor, FLOC Leaders challenge BAT about violations in their supply chain during their 2017 Annual General Meeting
On Sunday April 2, 2017, FLOC members met with the Sheriff and Captain of the Wayne County Sheriff Office to discuss how to begin building trust between the Latino community and local law enforcement. Given the current political climate and recent attacks on immigrant communities, it is increasingly difficult for communities of color to trust law enforcement agencies to serve out their function of protecting the people.
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!
Farmworkers work over 12 hour days in the fields, exposing themselves to pesticides, dangerous temperatures, and other health hazards – and yet many of them are still living in poverty. Sign the petition to #RaisetheWage in NC!
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 …
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.
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.