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Black Brown Unity Coalition trip to Civil Rights Hub & Fields of North Carolina

by FLOCEvents and Highlights Archive, Front Page Slides August 28, 2019August 28, 2019No Comments

Last week our Toledo staff and many members and friends headed to North Carolina on the Black/Brown Unity Coalition bus to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, NC to learn about the struggle our black brothers and sisters endured, and continue to endure. We then headed to the Beloved Community Center and …

The Latest At FLOC!

by FLOCHighlights, Immigration Reform July 30, 2019September 4, 2019No Comments

Our offices are always hopping and especially so now. Here is what is going on! 1. Our organizers drive all over North Carolina and beyond and need a place to stay. Our North Carolina organizers are wondering if those in the Triangle area would allow them to sleep on a couch or in spare room …

FLOC President and Vice President in Kampala Uganda Fighting Farm Worker Exploitation in the Global Tobacco Sector

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Highlights July 5, 2019July 5, 2019No Comments

July 3-5 2019 Presidente Velasquez and Vice Presidente Justin Flores are in Kampala Uganda. Presidente is a co-chair of a meeting with the International Labor Organization. FLOC is joining other farm workers and unions and organizations to fight global exploitation in the tobacco sector. Here are a few snippets lifted out of Presidente’s remarks earlier …

Who Really Puts the Food on Your Table?

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Highlights June 5, 2019March 2, 2020No Comments

FLOC is featured in this video along with our other friends throughout the world. Thank you to @rosalux_global and @IUFglobal for putting this important footage together. Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung “Although farm workers provide a large portion of all food produced globally, they themselves earn extremely low wages, oftentimes go hungry, and suffer from poor working and living …

Our Work & Our Organizer Meliton, Prominently Featured in Guardian!

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Highlights May 16, 2019September 4, 2019No Comments

‘Be very careful’: the dangers for Mexicans working legally on US farms Exploitation in focusUS news For Mexican farmworkers, seasonal employment in the US is an opportunity to earn more – but those who make the journey can be easily exploited by recruitersExploitation in focus is supported by Read the rest by clicking the link …

A Week in the Life of FLOC

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Uncategorized April 22, 2019April 22, 2019No Comments

Where in the world is FLOC and what are we doing? A few snap shots of a recent week – this is not an exhaustive list but is a great sample of one of our weeks. 1. Our VP Justin Flores was in Berlin Germany meeting with other union leaders and members from all over …

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Virginia Tech Students Visit FLOC Labor Camps in NC

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Highlights April 11, 2019April 11, 2019No Comments

Our organizer Jackkie writes, “Our organizers in North Carolina welcomed 6 Virginia Tech students to visit a labor camp and to interact with members who come from Mexico for 7-8 months to harvest our crops-leaving behind loved ones & bringing hopes and dreams to keep working our fields while injustices go on in their daily …

FLOC Welcomes Agricultural Farm Workers & Lets Them Know Their Rights!

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Highlights April 10, 2019April 10, 2019No Comments

When members and other migrant workers arrive on buses from Mexico to plant and harvest our tobacco and much of our food supply, we are there! Our organizers explain about labor rights and other human rights that each worker possesses. FLOC has fought to secure many of these rights and continues to ensure that our …

Our Organizer Stephen Explains FLOC’s Work in Kentucky and Elsewhere. Listen in!

by FLOCFront Page Slides, Highlights March 28, 2019March 28, 2019No Comments

Tackling Human Rights Abuses at the Border

by FLOCUncategorized March 18, 2019March 18, 2019No Comments

Recently, Presidente Velazquez, VP Flores, and staff members Leticia and Meliton met in Mexico City with our attorney there to tackle human rights abuses at the border- abuses faced by our members and other migrant workers.