Two weeks ago, over 25 members of our trade union initiative met for their winter gathering. We developed strategies for local group development, #CSA, #trainees and #internationalism. There was also plenty of direct exchange about everyday life at work, a tour of a collective farm and a great cultural evening with songs, short stories and poems.
More details here: https://gruene-gewerke.fau.org/?p=632&lang=en
#IGG_english @ecvc @ufwupdates #landworker #farmworker #gardener #forestry
#UFW union sues to block #Drumpf Admin from lowering already borderline starvation wage #farmworker pay
https://wapo.st/3Kc0LpL #GiftLink #SharedStory #BezosBrand #WaPo
🌕 🍂 Harvest Moon 🍂 🌕
The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox so called because because the extra, bright moonlight in the early evening provided a crucial extended work period for farmers to finish harvesting their crops before the first frost
Hired Hand, Grundy County, lowa, 1939. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein
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#arthurrothstein #harvest #corn #harvestmoon #farmer #farmlife #autumnharvest #photography #photooftheday #photographer #documentaryphotography
#documentaryphotographer #fotografia #fotografie #hiredhand #bwphoto #bwphotography #photoworld #farmworker #schwarzweissfotografie #schwarzweiss #blancoynegro #iowa
Sen #ElizabethWarren (D-MA) sent a letter Thursday calling on the #Labor Dept to release the #data despite the #shutdown. According to William Beach, a fmr commissioner of the #BLS, the monthly survey was collected & processed this week.
Shutdown or not, the #Trump admin has already canceled some data collection, such as an annual survey of #FoodSecurity & another on #farmworker #wages, to obscure understanding of the #US’ economic health.
Farm to Taber
https://youtube.com/@farmtotaber?si=1zcwDKJEGngOp0f8
> Farms, food, and money! I'm a small farmer, crop scientist, and ex-farm worker.
#FarmToTaber #Farming #FarmWorker #CropScientist
…#Immigration enforcement actions at #farms, #businesses & #construction sites brought everything to a standstill, said Elizabeth Rodriguez, director of #farmworker advocacy for the National Farmworker Ministry.
“In May, during the peak of our watermelon and cantaloupe season, it delayed it. A lot of #crops did go to #waste,” she said.
#Weather damaged much of the family orchard’s crop for the 3rd time in 5 years. The blow landed on a #farm & an industry already squeezed by the #Trump admin’s changes to #government #services, #immigration & #trade policies.
King Orchards’ harvest crew from Guatemala arrived in mid-July, short-handed & weeks late after delays in securing the H2A seasonal #farmworker #visas…. They paid more to ship fresh cherries by private carrier after #USPS reorganization left fresh fruit sitting too long.
#Mexico’s President Looking Into Suing ICE After #Farmworker’s Death in #Camarillo Raid
Claudia Sheinbaum stated yesterday during to the nation that her administration is exploring a lawsuit, with Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs providing legal and diplomatic support to Garcia’s family. Jaime Alanis Garcia was originally from Huajúmbaro, Michoacán, where he leaves behind a wife and daughter.
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