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36 food worker groups organizing across the food supply chain and building power together | Banner art by Emitxin | https://linktr.ee/foodchainworkers
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From Fields to Kitchens, the Fight Against Extreme Heat Is a Fight for Workers’ Lives | Common Dreams
Worker organizing points the way forward, reminding us that the fight for safe working conditions is inseparable from the fight for dignity, racial justice, and migrant rights.
www.commondreams.org
FCWA member leader @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social on workers and #HeatStress: "Within hours, workers fainted and vomited, while supervisors worried only about the plants. Another day, Jeremiah himself had to be carried out on a cart after collapsing."
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
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Join me for this starting at noon ET!
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
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We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join the webinar: Together We Win: Research, Organizing, & Solidarity for Real Corporate Accountability. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Corporate power is on the rise. But a recent win with garment workers in Guatemala shows that when we organize and act in solidarity across borders, we can win.
Join us for a webinar conversation wi...
us02web.zoom.us
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join me for this starting at noon ET!
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll hear from leaders in the Guatemalan workers' union as well as advocates in the US about how we took on an opaque, private equity-backed fashion brand - & won!
Consider it your dose of good news for the day.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Trump’s top economic advisor now says the October jobs report will be released, it just won't have the unemployment rate.
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump’s top economic advisor now says the October jobs report will be released, it just won't have the unemployment rate.
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Starbucks baristas, who have been negotiating their first contract for over a year and half now, say they are dealing with low pay that leaves them dependent on SNAP and Medicaid, and dire understaffing that's led to overwork for them and long wait times for customers labornotes.org/2025/10/stri...
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks baristas, who have been negotiating their first contract for over a year and half now, say they are dealing with low pay that leaves them dependent on SNAP and Medicaid, and dire understaffing that's led to overwork for them and long wait times for customers labornotes.org/2025/10/stri...
‼️Critical message in this moment: The Trump admin isn't deporting farmworkers to give their jobs to citizens. They want black and brown immigrants to do this work, they just don't want them to live in the U.S. or have U.S. labor protections:
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
H-2A Visas Are Not The Solution to Trump’s Mass Deportation of Farmworkers
Agricultural workers fear being replaced by H-2A guest workers, writes Rosa Maria Navarro.
time.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
‼️Critical message in this moment: The Trump admin isn't deporting farmworkers to give their jobs to citizens. They want black and brown immigrants to do this work, they just don't want them to live in the U.S. or have U.S. labor protections:
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
time.com/7328779/h2a-...
🌲🌉 Last week we wrapped up an inspiring annual summit in Portland, thanks to our awesome members and local co-hosts @bvwu.bsky.social and New Seasons Labor Union! Learn about the BVWU and NSLU contract fights and the rest of an amazing member meet-up on our blog:
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🌲🌉 Last week we wrapped up an inspiring annual summit in Portland, thanks to our awesome members and local co-hosts @bvwu.bsky.social and New Seasons Labor Union! Learn about the BVWU and NSLU contract fights and the rest of an amazing member meet-up on our blog:
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
foodchainworkers.org/2025/11/2025...
Sunday, October 26! FCWA member groups from across the country will gather in downtown Portland to stand in solidarity with the Portland Labor Movement and call for a new contract Burgerville Workers Union and New Seasons Labor Union! Meet us at 3:30pm in Chapman Square ✊🏼❤️
October 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sunday, October 26! FCWA member groups from across the country will gather in downtown Portland to stand in solidarity with the Portland Labor Movement and call for a new contract Burgerville Workers Union and New Seasons Labor Union! Meet us at 3:30pm in Chapman Square ✊🏼❤️
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Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
Donate to Free Alejandro, organized by Allies Of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN)
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was abducted by ICE on Oct. 15, 2025 while at … Allies Of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN) needs your support for Free Alejandro
gofund.me
October 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Please join me in giving if you can. If not, shares also appreciated. This is a union comrade’s friend.
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
Alejandro Guizar Lozano was taken by ICE and his family needs support. Donations will go toward his legal defense and support his family's well-being during this tough time. gofund.me/9dde16d23
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When the #TrumpAdministration proposed a rule change stripping #MinimumWage protections from home care workers, 5,553 people and organizations submitted comments against the rule rollback.
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Trump’s Department of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.
truthout.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When the #TrumpAdministration proposed a rule change stripping #MinimumWage protections from home care workers, 5,553 people and organizations submitted comments against the rule rollback.
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
Learn more about why these #workers spoke up at @Truthout: truthout.org/articles/tru...
#CareCantWait
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absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today:
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
absolutely chilling lede in @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social story today:
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"What kind of police go around without license plates?"
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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🛒 Reverse the cuts to SNAP benefits!
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🛒 Reverse the cuts to SNAP benefits!
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
This morning, our members joined a rally to protest the Trump administration’s $187 billion to SNAP – the largest cut EVER to the federal gov’s food assistance program.
✊We demand the administration reverse these cuts & fund SNAP when people need it most .
FCWA member leader @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social on workers and #HeatStress: "Within hours, workers fainted and vomited, while supervisors worried only about the plants. Another day, Jeremiah himself had to be carried out on a cart after collapsing."
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
From Fields to Kitchens, the Fight Against Extreme Heat Is a Fight for Workers’ Lives | Common Dreams
Worker organizing points the way forward, reminding us that the fight for safe working conditions is inseparable from the fight for dignity, racial justice, and migrant rights.
www.commondreams.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
FCWA member leader @chrisramsaroop.bsky.social on workers and #HeatStress: "Within hours, workers fainted and vomited, while supervisors worried only about the plants. Another day, Jeremiah himself had to be carried out on a cart after collapsing."
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/work...
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Israel is going to halve the amount of aid that it will allow into Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, aid groups say — a move Israel has attempted to justify by blaming Hamas for supposedly violating the deal that Palestinians have said Israel is working to sabotage.
Israel Says It’s Halving Aid Into Gaza After Receiving Last 20 Living Captives
Israel says Hamas hasn’t returned captives’ bodies — while still blocking entry of machinery that can clear rubble.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Israel is going to halve the amount of aid that it will allow into Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, aid groups say — a move Israel has attempted to justify by blaming Hamas for supposedly violating the deal that Palestinians have said Israel is working to sabotage.
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ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.
ICE's Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as 'the Burrito', Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment - Bucks County Beacon
The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture, and when used by local law enforcement has even resulted in deaths.
buckscountybeacon.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.
"Awareness has grown within the CGIL and among Italian workers of the connection between the genocide in Palestine and the larger political picture... Many European governments are pushing for rearmament and taking a more authoritarian stance—to the detriment of working people."
Over 2 million went on a general strike in Italy this month in what CGIL's general secretary called “the extraordinary and unprecedented participation of young people demanding a future of peace and social justice with stable employment.” labornotes.org/2025/10/mill...
Millions of Italians Join General Strike for Gaza
More than 2 million people filled public squares across Italy on October 3 during a one-day general strike in support of the people of Gaza and against the ongoing genocide there. The strike, called b...
labornotes.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Awareness has grown within the CGIL and among Italian workers of the connection between the genocide in Palestine and the larger political picture... Many European governments are pushing for rearmament and taking a more authoritarian stance—to the detriment of working people."
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“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.”
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
Trump Drops the Hammer on Farmworkers
At the end of the season, he cuts wages of 400,000 workers by a third.
www.thenation.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“If wages drop even more, it won’t be worth it to pick apples.”
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
The DoL sets the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for H2A workers every year to be above min. wage so that local workers paid min. wage aren't displaced. Today it's $19.94 in CA. Trump will cut it to $13.90. ⬇️
www.thenation.com/article/econ...
“Even if people aren’t (immediately) deportable, they are subjecting them to such harsh conditions that they’re hoping that they will just choose to leave,” said Jessica Maxwell, executive director of the Workers' Center of Central New York. “It’s a tactic."
According to Albany-based immigration lawyer Matthew Geiling and New York Immigration Coalition Legal Director Rosanna Eugenio, the overlap in law enforcement agencies involved in immigration now often makes it difficult to even determine who has custody of a person.
www.syracuse.com/state/2025/1...
www.syracuse.com/state/2025/1...
Inside ICE’s New York detention sites: Days on concrete floors, no showers, no calls
Migrants from Cato factory raid spent up to a week in cramped Border Patrol stations with no beds or showers as detention times lengthen under Trump administration.
www.syracuse.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Even if people aren’t (immediately) deportable, they are subjecting them to such harsh conditions that they’re hoping that they will just choose to leave,” said Jessica Maxwell, executive director of the Workers' Center of Central New York. “It’s a tactic."
"The Trump administration’s attacks on birthright citizenship do not just threaten immigrant communities. They strike at the very heart of Indigenous sovereignty. They threaten to bring back an era of termination and removal." #IndigenousPeoplesDay
truthout.org/articles/nat...
truthout.org/articles/nat...
Native Survival Depends on Protecting Both Tribal and US Citizenship Rights
Trump’s attacks on Native sovereignty and citizenship are a deliberate effort to undermine the rights of tribal nations.
truthout.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"The Trump administration’s attacks on birthright citizenship do not just threaten immigrant communities. They strike at the very heart of Indigenous sovereignty. They threaten to bring back an era of termination and removal." #IndigenousPeoplesDay
truthout.org/articles/nat...
truthout.org/articles/nat...
The government gave immigration enforcement a $170 BILLION budget increase so they could do exactly what we're seeing in Chicago: drop from helicopters to drag children out of their beds and zip tie them, tear gas crowds, shoot people (two so far), and detain an alderperson for asking questions.
Even in a government shutdown, the 13th largest army in the world wages war in Chicago. ICE’s militarized raids & abductions are terrorizing communities—while billions are poured into their hands.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The government gave immigration enforcement a $170 BILLION budget increase so they could do exactly what we're seeing in Chicago: drop from helicopters to drag children out of their beds and zip tie them, tear gas crowds, shoot people (two so far), and detain an alderperson for asking questions.
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H-2A employers legally must post their jobs in the US before offering them abroad. Foreign workers here legally to work are being detained, now there's nobody to work the fields. If US doesn't want the job & won't let H-2A do it, it won't get done. "The fear is here"
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
Florida farmers struggle as legal foreign workers worry about immigration crackdown
Even agriculture workers who enter the U.S. legally, doing jobs Americans find undesirable, are fearful of being targeted by federal enforcement.
www.tampabay.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
H-2A employers legally must post their jobs in the US before offering them abroad. Foreign workers here legally to work are being detained, now there's nobody to work the fields. If US doesn't want the job & won't let H-2A do it, it won't get done. "The fear is here"
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
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Gaza is facing its darkest phase: starvation, isolation, and relentless attacks. Families are losing everything, children are at extreme risk, and aid is blocked. We cannot look away.
Yousef Aljamal reports from July of this year.
Yousef Aljamal reports from July of this year.
This Is the Worst Phase of the Gaza Genocide
With aid deliveries being limited severely since March, Palestinians are facing extreme levels of starvation, isolation and murder by Israel.
inthesetimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Gaza is facing its darkest phase: starvation, isolation, and relentless attacks. Families are losing everything, children are at extreme risk, and aid is blocked. We cannot look away.
Yousef Aljamal reports from July of this year.
Yousef Aljamal reports from July of this year.
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Trump Administration Eases Application Process and Lowers Wages for Guest Farmworkers
Read more from the Food Policy Tracker ➡️ buff.ly/AEmxRTR
Read more from the Food Policy Tracker ➡️ buff.ly/AEmxRTR
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump Administration Eases Application Process and Lowers Wages for Guest Farmworkers
Read more from the Food Policy Tracker ➡️ buff.ly/AEmxRTR
Read more from the Food Policy Tracker ➡️ buff.ly/AEmxRTR
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🫵 The Food Chain Workers Alliance is looking for an organizer to join our small, remote staff team! Are you an experienced grassroots organizer with a passion for workers' rights? Learn more at the #LinkInBio and send inquiries to: info@foodchainworkers.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🫵 The Food Chain Workers Alliance is looking for an organizer to join our small, remote staff team! Are you an experienced grassroots organizer with a passion for workers' rights? Learn more at the #LinkInBio and send inquiries to: info@foodchainworkers.org
"One of the most devastating aspects of the ongoing Israeli campaign has been the phenomenon of what locals call the use of remote-controlled “robots” rigged with explosives and sent into dense built-up areas to be detonated, causing widespread destruction."
The Israeli army just announced that it won’t allow Palestinians in central and southern Gaza to travel north to Gaza City, saying that anyone who remains will be considered “terrorists.” An estimated 500,000 Palestinians remain in Gaza City, who are now officially cut off from any provisions.
Israeli Official: Palestinians Who Don’t Evacuate Gaza City Deemed “Terrorists”
About 500,000 remain, cut off from any provisions coming from the south, including food, water, fuel, and medicine.
buff.ly
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"One of the most devastating aspects of the ongoing Israeli campaign has been the phenomenon of what locals call the use of remote-controlled “robots” rigged with explosives and sent into dense built-up areas to be detonated, causing widespread destruction."
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Italy's largest union, with over 5.5 million workers, has called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Italy's largest union, with over 5.5 million workers, has called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
Three ICE detainees were shot this morning. One has died, bringing the 2025 death toll of ICE detainees to at least 16.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Three people shot at Texas Ice building as suspected gunman dies
Ice spokesperson reportedly said that all three people shot were detainees at the immigration facility located in Dallas
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Three ICE detainees were shot this morning. One has died, bringing the 2025 death toll of ICE detainees to at least 16.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...