FLOC Meets with BAT in London
On April 25, 2018, a FLOC and IUF (International Union of Food and Allied Workers) delegation traveled to London to attend British American Tobacco’s 2018 Annual General Meeting.
FLOC Launches VUSE Boycott with Actions Across the US
From April 9-20, we officially launched a boycott of Reynolds American Inc. (now owned by British American Tobacco)’s VUSE e-cigarette brand with over 40 demonstrations outside of Kangaroo, Circle K, 7 Eleven, and Wawa convenience stores in New York, San Francisco, Orlando, Raleigh, Durham, Toledo, and other major US cities.
FLOC Pushes Mexican Government to Defend Mexican Farmworkers in the US
On a recent trip to Mexico, President Velasquez met with the Mexican Department of Labor to ask that the Mexican government join FLOC in demanding increased protections for H2A guest workers.
2017 Grievance Summary
After a successful five-year boycott of the Mt. Olive Pickle Company, FLOC won a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the NC Growers Association that today provides historic labor rights to over 10,000 farmworkers employed with H2A guest worker visas. Read about all of the processed and resolved complaints from 2017!
Congratulations Sesario Duran!
Congratulations to Sesario, a FLOC board member, for his introduction into the distinguished alumni hall of fame at Swanton High School in Ohio.
FLOC Sues NC Over Law Stripping Rights From 100,000 Workers
On November 15, FLOC a coalition of civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that guts the ability of farmworkers to organize and make collective bargaining agreements with employers.
Code of Conduct
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FLOC and allied Organizations Sign Code of Conduct with Toledo Mayor and Police Chief
After two years of discussions, Black and Brown Coalition signs agreement aimed at improving police-community relations, addressing concerns of Toledo community
Striking Farmworkers Reach Settlement with Kentucky Tobacco Grower
On November 2, seven tobacco farmworkers signed a settlement agreement with Wayne Day, a tobacco grower in Paint Lick, Kentucky, ending their almost month-long strike. For the past three years, the workers came from Mexico through the H2A guestworker program to work for Mr. Day who systematically cheated them out of the minimum wage. With …
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Tobacco Farm Workers on Strike in Kentucky
On Wednesday, seven tobacco farm workers who come from Nayarit, Mexico through the H2A guest worker program initiated a strike on Wayne Day’s farm. For the past three years, Day systematically cheated the workers out of the minimal wage. While the H2A minimal wage in Kentucky now stands at $10.92 per hour, Day paid the …