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California
Joined September 2008
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ICE agents are terrorizing CA farm workers with random stops and abductions. We’re working around the clock helping workers, documenting civil rights violations and sharing know your rights information in the fields. Please donate. act.seiu.org/a/raidsfall26?m…
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It's gotv weekend and farm workers are pounding the pavement in CD 22 in support of Randy Villegas! #VOTE
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These farm workers in the lower Yakima Valley are harvesting Cosmic Crisp apple. They earn $30 for each 900 lb bin. "Laura" says, "We have to work very fast to get a good day at work and earn enough to pay our bills." #WeFeedYou
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Let's hear it for the farm workers who harvested the pumpkins that are decorating homes across America for #Halloween today. These pumpkins came from Greenfield CA. #WeFeedYou
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Trick or treat? 🎃🍬 Don’t let this election be a trick - make sure you vote by November 3rd for the mid term elections! Don’t let the horror show in government continue and use your voice to make a change. Check out who the UFW has endorsed below 1/ #VOTE
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Santa Cruz area farm workers harvested these #Halloween pumpkins. Here's what you don't know about your holiday pumpkin: The vines have tiny hairs that are irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system so workers have to stay well covered while harvesting them. #WeFeedYou
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What do Donald Trump's GOP and a pumpkin have in common? They're orange on the outside, hollow on the inside and should be tossed out in early November. VOTE!
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"David" shared this video on a rainy day from Watsonville CA. "We work long hard hours earning minimum wage of $16.90hr. We deserve to be paid more for the hard work we do. I send warm greetings to all those who support California's farmworkers." #WeFeedYou
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Halloween weekend is almost here. It's also GOTV weekend. Fill out your ballot and #VOTE. Don't get tricked into thinking your vote doesn't matter!
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“Jose” has been working in Oxnard since 2011. "I'm responsible for opening up the rows so that the tractors can pass through. I'm one of 2 people on the farm responsible for making that the machines can easily get in to the rows." #WeFeedYou
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As farm workers across the state continue to be terrorized by an ICE surge, this court order today will strengthen protections for farm workers in the Central District of California, from Ventura to Coachella. Farm workers across the nation deserve the same protections. 1/
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"Jose" shares, "I have worked in the Brawley area for 17 years. Right now I am preparing the furrows with the tractor for planting. I have to be very careful to do it correctly. This is a job with a lot of responsibility." #WeFeedYou
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Displays of Halloween pumpkins greet us at supermarkets across the US thanks to farm workers who harvest pumpkins in Gilroy CA. "Julio" says by the end of his 8 hr shift, he was extremely tired from lifting pumpkins that weigh anywhere from 12 - 35 pounds. #WeFeedYou
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The United Farm Workers union mourns the passing and celebrates the life of UFW cofounder Dolores Huerta. The greatest possible tribute to her life is for her work of organizing to continue. 1/
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Our greatest monument to her memory is for the union she helped found to continue to grow. Dolores fought for farm workers to the very end of her life. The union she helped found will always continue that work. 2/
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