Farm Worker Support Opportunity
Farm Worker Support Opportunity Announcement-1
British MP’s, Congresswoman, and Labor Leaders Unite in NC for Historic Fact- Finding Delegation
July 28, 2014 Over the weekend, U.S Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and British Members of Parliament Ian Lavery and James Sheridan participated in a fact-finding delegation to North Carolina fields to examine the human rights conditions in the supply chain of British and American tobacco manufacturers. This binational delegation was joined by AFL-CIO Executive Vice …
FLOC Response to Dismissal of Paul Saffle
July 21, 2014- FLOC applauds the decision of the North Carolina Growers Association (NCGA) to accept the resignation of Paul Saffle, the NCGA rep who punched FLOC organizer, Oscar Sanchez in plain view of farmworkers and their employer on July 10, 2014. While Saffle’s violent act was unpardonable and his dismissal deserved, it does not …
Briosha Sanders: A legacy of injustice and inequality
I’d be lying if I told you that it never occurred to me to question the beauty of the countryside that I loved to explore as a young person of color in the South. Many people, like me, can’t help but admire stretches of crisp green plants that interchange with golden fields and eventually give …
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Anna Vilches: Already we have met so many workers that are demanding change
“Soy lo que dejaron. Soy toda los sobra de lo que se robaron…mano de obra campesina para tu consumo…el sol que nace y el dia que muere con los mejores atardeceres…Soy America latina, un pueblo sin piernas pero que camina” The song, “Latinoamerica” by Calle 13 plays in my head as we head out from …
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Ohio Membership Meeting 6/28
6.28.14 Ohio Membership Meeting flyer
Cesar Mendia: Stories from my “paisanos”- good, honest, hard working people
As an International Organizer from OPEIU/AFL-CIO and as a native Mexican I feel very proud to be part of FLOC’s “Respect, Recognition, Raise” Campaign here in North Carolina. Having thousands of “campesinos” coming from Mexico every year for the harvest season creates a great need for them to have and to belong to a “sindicato” …
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Press Release: Farmworkers Launch Largest Organizing Campaign Since Chavez
For Immediate Release Contact: Justin Flores, FLOC, (704) 577- 3480 Farmworkers Launch Largest Organizing Campaign Since Chavez Effort will confront Reynolds American’s failure to guarantee basic labor rights DUDLEY, NC – the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) announced a multinational campaign to give a voice and much needed rights to thousands of tobacco farmworkers in …
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Save the date! June 16th Moral Monday will focus on workers’ rights!
Join FLOC in supporting just labor policies for tobacco farmworkers and all workers at the June 16th Moral Monday!
MARCH ON REYNOLDS 2014
Their chants of “Justice Now!” made known that, despite Reynolds’ claim that it is addressing human rights abuses in its supply chain, the company’s efforts have fallen far short of results for farmworkers.