Farmworkers rally for union contract in Washington state

Vol. 87/No. 36 - October 2, 2023
Mushroom workers from Sunnyside, Washington, and supporters rallied in Seattle Aug. 31 in fight for recognition of their union, the United Farm Workers, and for a contract.

SEATTLE — Over 200 farmworkers, unionists, and students gathered here Aug. 31 to support farmworkers fighting to organize into a union at Windmill Farms, based in Sunnyside. The event was organized by the United Farm Workers union and Students for…


Farmchella festival celebrates farmworkers in California

Vol. 87/No. 19 - May 15, 2023

COACHELLA, Calif. — “We organized Farmchella to honor and celebrate hardworking farmworkers in Coachella Valley who are overlooked,” Flor Martinez Zaragoza told the Militant April 20. Martinez Zaragoza is the founder of the Celebration Nation Foundation, which organized this first-time…


Seattle rally backs mushroom workers fight for union rights

Vol. 87/No. 16 - April 24, 2023

SEATTLE — Over 100 students and unionists rallied together at the University of Washington here March 31 in support of mushroom workers in Sunnyside fighting to win recognition of the United Farm Workers at Greenwood Mushrooms, formerly known as Ostrom.…


Farmworkers fight for gov’t aid for flooded communities

Vol. 87/No. 14 - April 10, 2023
At bridge between Pajaro and Watsonville, California, residents lambast government officials March 17 for inadequate response, lack of information and aid in face of flooding in Pajaro.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — “They don’t care about us.” This is how farmworker Jose Narvaez summed up the attitude of governmental agencies responsible for the unfolding social disaster after the flooding of Pajaro, just south of Watsonville, where many farmworkers live.…


SWP: Join the fight to defend jobs, wages, safety

Vol. 84/No. 38 - September 28, 2020
Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate Alyson Kennedy speaks to Alexis Santiago Avila, at Farmer John packinghouse in Los Angeles Sept. 14. “People want their voices to be heard,” he said of demonstrations against cop brutality, but “violence in the protests is a problem.”

LOS ANGELES — How can we change worsening working conditions, combat cuts to our hours and deal with rising prices? These questions were at the center of discussions among meatpackers, retail workers and farmworkers when they met the Socialist Workers…