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Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO

Category: Highlights

UPDATE ON STOP CORRUPT CONTRACTORS CAMPAIGN

January 6, 2021 FLOC Blog, Front Page Slides, Highlights, Uncategorized

H2A Labor Contractors are a critical issue in agriculture across the nation. From North Carolina to Ohio, contractors are taking union jobs and allowing abuse to run rampant. We are reiterating its support for a

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FLOC’s summer clinic takes covid-19 testing and much more to Ohio farmworkers…

September 8, 2020 FLOC Archive, Highlights, Uncategorized

Series of our mobile migrant clinic continues! Screened and swabbed for the COVID-19 virus of hundreds of workers! Diagnosed several diabetes and pre-diabetes cases, a number of other concerning health issues. Our mobile pharmacy was

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FLOC’s Employee and Member Outreach Standard During Covid-19 Pandemic

May 19, 2020 FLOC Community Organizing, Front Page Slides, Highlights

Dear friends, supporters, and allies, As we are living in tumultuous times, we keep in mind that not just now but always, we work with a fierce passion to safely provide the very best for

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Saturday night FLOC joined The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists’ Black History Month Banquet

March 2, 2020 FLOC Community Organizing, Events and Highlights Archive, FLOC Homies, Highlights, Recent Events, Uncategorized

We continue to strive to collaborate and bind our struggles to one collective voice to our brothers and sisters of the African American community. #blackbrownunity

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President Velasquez and Secretary Treasurer Wagner Visit Border with Representantive, Marcy Kaptur

February 27, 2020 FLOC Blog, Highlights, Immigration Reform, Recent Events, Take Action

Article written by Christiana Wagner On Friday January 17, 2020 I accompanied FLOC President, Baldemar Velasquez, upon the invitation of US Representative, Marcy Kaptur and other House Representatives, to Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico.  The

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Baldemar Velasquez and the Aguila Negra Band now available on all mainstream music media outlets!

February 27, 2020 FLOC Front Page Slides, Highlights

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Homies Graduation December 2019!

January 3, 2020 FLOC Front Page Slides, Highlights

Toledo, Ohio – 32 Homies graduated from our FLOC Homies program which is sponsored by our education partner, CMWJ, Lucas County Department of Jobs & Family Services, and Community Shares. (Not all are pictured with

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President Velasquez & Secretary Treasurer Christiana Wagner at Our Border With the AFL-CIO

October 31, 2019 FLOC Front Page Slides, Highlights, Uncategorized

10. 31.2019 El Paso, Texas & Juarez, Mexico – President Baldemar Velasquez and our Secretary Treasurer Christian Velasquez were part of a delegation of the AFL-CIO who traveled to the El Paso massacre site to

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Our Members Speak For Themselves About the Abuse and Corruption on 5 NC Farms.

October 22, 2019 FLOC Blog, Front Page Slides, Highlights

From the Rocky Mount Telegram. Farmworkers allege illegal treatment More StoriesBlake EvennouNewswire Complements Customers’ Going-to-Market Strategies Through Effective Media and Marketing Communications CampaignsJustin MichaelianCoale NorrisDallas Tulik BY JOHN H. WALKERStaff Writer Tuesday, October 22, 2019

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Sign Our Petition! Ask these growers to: SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS ON THEIR FARMS!

September 13, 2019 FLOC Events and Highlights Archive, Front Page Slides, Highlights

  O.J. SMITH FARMS, KENT SMITH FARMS, THE BASS FARMS, GREENLEAF NURSERY CO., THE BAILEY BROTHERS FARM  Dear Sisters and Brothers, Over the last several weeks, delegations of farm workers and community supporters delivered written

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