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
FLOC speaks out against abuses in BAT supply chain
Amongst reports of Death and Child Labor, FLOC Leaders challenge BAT about violations in their supply chain during their 2017 Annual General Meeting
Members discuss issues with local sheriff
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.
“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!
Add your name to #RaisetheWage in NC!
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!
Open Position: Field Organizer for FLOC
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 …
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.
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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