FLOC members are Olympian harvesters! Thanks to Esmith for the video! This is what they call el baje; they’re taking all the leaves off the stalk and as you can see he fills his underarm with a whole lot of leaves. Then he runs to the trailer to dump it (that part isn’t in the video), and …
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This idea for LED lighting replacements for broken and non-functioning street lights originated with the young people in our FlOC Homies program. They wanted to illuminate the streets in order to be safe at night and walking home from school in the winter. Thanks Toledo and Toledo Edison! https://twitter.com/toledoedison/status/918493947273588738 The Toledo Blade recently ran an …
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Click on the link below to see Rev. Dr. Otis Gordon’s reflections on the Black/Brown Unity Coalition’s trip to International Civil Rights Center & Museum, the Beloved Community Center, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee’s NC office, and farm worker labor camps: https://www.facebook.com/marlena.propergraves/videos/10216105573288584/?__xts__[0]=68.ARAeh2XIRFGPEiSK37zIMIJSQ5XO3lkN8BX-JFi9cMaYc6uoP9K2kW61zhkx8vQkiyopmJB631VCPvZaKIIk28eQ-piOZJidOOk6w7dQT0jGeqpS1TGsUUkcy-wRx05ss085QUVsAFc2fybG8_B3WocJmRcJmRTlpuNGnz3bJod38eVhJq-ftQ&__tn__=-UK-R The Toledo Blade covers the Black/Brown Unity Coalition’s response to seeing the farm …
President Velasquez was the Plenary Speaker at The Friends General Conference in Toledo, OH. He explains that we have to address the root of migration to address immigration and secure the border. We have to address labor issues. He shows how it is a global issue. Click on the video below to watch his address. …
Toledo, OH – On September 5th-8th 2018, The Black/Brown Unity Coalition will head down to Greensboro, NC where African-Americans sat in at Woolworth’s in 1960. Then we will head to Eastern North Carolina to visit tobacco farm workers in the fields and in their labor camps. The President of FLOC, Baldemar Velasquez notes, “It …
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 12-1 p.m. As a part of our ongoing national boycott of VUSE e-cigarette, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and community members will take part in a peaceful protest outside of the 7-Eleven 2601 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH 43607 on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 12-1 p.m. We are protesting the widespread abuses …
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.
As the cucumber harvest and the tobacco work begins, union members from across Eastern NC assembled at our NC union hall to discuss how the union contract works in practice on their farms and share best practices for resolving workplace issues. Members also strategized how to end corruption in the H2A guest worker program and bribery …
If you’re in NC, join us for a #BoycottVUSE demonstration this summer! For info on other actions, please email boycottvuse@floc.com
President Velasquez will give a presentation on June 20, 2018 in Rossford, OH! Email flocoh@floc.com for more details!