News – Page 25 – Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO

Press Release: FLOC Endorses Immigration Reform Compromise with Labor Protections for Farmworkers

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive April 14, 2013March 7, 2014No Comments

Press Release April 14, 2013 Contact: Robert Willis, RWillis@rjwillis-law.com, 919-821-8031 Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO Endorses Immigration Reform Compromise with Labor Protections for Farmworkers FLOC founder and President, Baldemar Velasquez, pledges support for bi-partisan compromise between farmworker unions, growers associations, and a bi-partisan group of Senators. Toledo, OH – After FLOC members joined with the …

2013 Annual Leadership Training in Monterrey, Mexico

by FLOCCross Border Organizing, Events and Highlights Archive, Mexico Organizing March 12, 2013March 7, 2014No Comments

Following a historic agricultural season, in which FLOC members used the collective bargaining agreement and grievance procedure to solve over 700 questions, complaints, grievances, and employment bids, forty rank-and-file leaders gathered in Monterrey for two days to plan for the 2013 season. The meeting was energetic and highly politicized, …

7-Eleven Consumers Demand Human Rights for Farmworkers

by FLOC7-Eleven, Events and Highlights Archive, Reynolds Campaign March 6, 2013March 7, 2014No Comments

On behalf of thousands of concerned consumers, the A. Phillip Randolph Institute (APRI) wrote to 7-Eleven in October, 2012, asking the company for a meeting to discuss what the company could do to respond to consumer concerns and be a part of improving conditions for NC tobacco farmworkers. Although the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility policy …

Customers visit Kangaroo Headquarters to demand rights for Tobacco Farmworkers

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Reynolds Campaign March 1, 2013March 31, 2014No Comments

On Friday March 1st, 2013 a group of UNC and NC State students, along with union leaders and community leaders visited The Pantry Inc, (parent company of Kangroo) headquarters to express their concerns about human rights violations of tobacco farmworkers in North Carolina and the South. Madeline Miller and Catherine Crowe, both students at UNC-CH …

Wawa Consumers Demand Justice for Farmworkers

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Reynolds Campaign, Wawa February 2, 2013March 31, 2014No Comments

Wawa, a popular convenience store in the Northeast, is also an important customer of McLane distribution company, Reynolds’ largest customer. Consumers as well as State Federations have written to Wawa, first asking the company to help arrange a meeting between FLOC and McLane, and later asking the company to convey consumer concerns to Reynolds. Wawa …

Consumers rally at Kangaroo stores around NC on International Human Rights Day

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Actions, Reynolds Campaign December 8, 2012March 7, 2014No Comments

December, 2012 On the days leading up to International Human Rights day, students, the faith community, and labor allies committed to standing up for the human rights of farmworkers throughout the tobacco supply chain. Supporters gathered at local Kangaroo Express convenience stores in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Greensboro, sending a clear message to Kangaroo that …

NC AFL-CIO and SC AFL-CIO pass resolutions in support of FLOC campaign and take action at Kangaroo stores

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Actions, Reynolds Campaign September 7, 2012March 7, 2014No Comments

September, 2012 Both the North Carolina and South Carolina AFL-CIO State Federations passed resolutions in support of FLOC’s campaign to organize tobacco farmworkers in North Carolina and call on Reynolds American to guarantee freedom of association throughout their supply chain. The resolutions passed with overwhelming support, and labor delegates committed to take part in community …

Farmworkers deliver 5,000 letters to Kangaroo

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Actions, Reynolds Campaign September 1, 2012March 7, 2014No Comments

On September 3, 2012, farmworkers and allies delivered nearly 5,000 letters from consumers around the country to Kangaroo, calling on Kangaroo CEO Holman to visit the tobacco fields with FLOC. Leonardo, who works in the tobacco fields, explained to the manager on duty what his job is like. “We have to work long …

Reynolds Campaign Breakthrough!

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive May 15, 2012June 15, 2016No Comments

After 4 years, Reynolds agrees to meet with FLOC! Other major tobacco companies also agree to meet with FLOC and discuss farmworkers’ right to freedom of association In May, 2012, hundreds of farmworkers and allies gathered at Reynolds’ annual shareholders meeting to call on the company to meet with FLOC and discuss human rights abuses …