“If it hadn’t been for music, the Civil Rights Movement would have been like a bird without wings.” – John Lewis
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2025 Songs for Justice
Songs for Justice 2021
Music makes a movement. Join us as a united community THIS Saturday 11/20 to celebrate the history of FLOC’s resistance and support the fight for justice. Enjoy an uplifting night of historic protest songs, and celebrate the power of music as resistance and joy. #UniteForFarmworkers
Join us for the 2021 Songs for Justice!
Big Tobacco and US Dept. of Labor Collaborate to Support Abusive Employers in Agriculture Farmworker Union Opens Anti-Corruption Campaign
Raleigh, NC- On Thursday October 22 a delegation of H2A guestworkers, members of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee deliver a petition to the Trump Labor Department calling for them to “do their job” after a case has been lingering in the government bureaucracy for over a year, as part of the launch of a new …
Call to Action for Police Reform
On October 3rd a full and overflowing crowd gathered in a big top tent and almost 200 people tuned in virtually for the Black/Brown Unity Coalition (BBUC) Peace Rally. At the end of 2017, the BBUC came together and signed a historic and groundbreaking Code of Conduct agreement with the Toledo Police Department that brought …
Your Action is Requested!
A letter to tobacco industry giants to help dozens of FLOC members who have been blacklisted for speaking up against abuses on Reynolds and Phillip Morris supply farms. Mistreatment of farm workers will continue until manufacturing and retailer giants reform the inequities in their designed supply chains! Click here to send your letter today!
President Velasquez and Secretary Treasurer Wagner Visit Border with Representantive, Marcy Kaptur
Article written by Christiana Wagner On Friday January 17, 2020 I accompanied FLOC President, Baldemar Velasquez, upon the invitation of US Representative, Marcy Kaptur and other House Representatives, to Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. The trip was organized by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. The representatives wanted to see first-hand the consequences of the President’s Migrant …
1-Star Reviews to End Farmworker Abuse
After months of pickets and demonstrations across the US, convenience stores like Circle K, Wawa, and 7-Eleven still have not taken VUSE off their shelves. Now, we’re increasing the pressure on these convenience stores by leaving 1-star reviews against farm worker abuse on Yelp and Google.
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!
JOIN FLOC YOUTH TO DELIVER 20,000 PETITIONS TO RAI DC OFFICE
After years of public pressure from the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Reynolds American continues to refuse to guarantee collective bargaining rights, fair wages, and decent housing in their supply chain. On Friday, August 28, Youth members of FLOC, including teenage tobacco farmworkers from NC and members of the FLOC Homies Union in Toledo will deliver …
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