On the 100th Day of the Trump Administration, FLOC will be traveling from NC to DC to march in resistance to the attacks on our communities and planet. Attacks on the environment are attacks on the labor force! Join us on April 29th. For more details or to reserve a spot on the bus, call our NC …
Safe jobs are every worker’s right! Join us 10 am Friday, April 28 outside the NC Capitol in Raleigh to memorialize the 150 people who died working for a better life in 2015. Confirm your attendance on Facebook!
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 …
Position: Community Organizer Location: Dudley, NC The Campaign for Migrant Worker Justice (CMWJ) works to support migrant workers organizing to improve conditions in the fields and in the broader community. We organize with migrant workers and allies to fight for a more equitable agricultural system where farmworkers have a voice as stakeholders, and have the …
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.
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.