From strawberry pickers in California to mushroom workers in Florida, from North Carolina cucumber workers to tomato harvesters in the Midwest and berry workers in Oregon, farm workers are organizing to win union representation and to improve their living and working conditions. They are building coalitions with churches, community groups, and supporters throughout the country.
A union contract can mean decent wages, medical benefits, grievance procedures, and job security for farm workers. Consumers benefit also from contracts that require strict enforcement of sanitation regulations and that ban deadly pesticides, such as DDT. For many workers, a union contract means that they will be treated, for the first time, with the dignity and respect they deserve. It is their best hope for a better life.
