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Sunnyside Sun: Department of Labor assesses Ostrom Farms, finds $74K in penalties
$59K in unpaid wages recovered for workers Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Email Print The United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division found Ostrom Mushroom Farms LLC failed to pay its workers the required wage rate, nor did they provide cooking facilities or three meals per day, which are all violations of the H-2A […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: Ostrom to pay workers $3.4 million to resolve WA attorney general lawsuit
JASPER KENZO SUNDEEN Yakima Herald-Republic May 17, 2023 1 of 2 FILE — Workers weigh mushrooms inside the processing facility of Ostrom Mushroom Farms on Jan. 18, 2022. Workers sort and weigh mushrooms inside the processing facility of Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, Wash. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Facebook Twitter Email Print Ostrom Mushroom Farms […]
Windmill-Ostrom Workers Welcome 3.4 Million Dollar Payment for Civil Rights Violations; Continue to Fight for Union Recognition
Seattle, WA – Today, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that Ostrom Mushroom Farms, a former mushroom producer based in Sunnyside, WA, would pay former workers $3.4 million dollars to resolve the Attorney General’s lawsuit in response discrimination based on gender and immigration status, displacing the local female workforce in favor of nearly-all male H2A guest workers. […]
Yakima-Herald Republic: Windmill CEO outlines plans after purchase of Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, but UFW is wary
1 of 4 Windmill Farms, which recently purchased Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, plans to increase training and support for staff, invest in maintenance and expand production, the company’s CEO says. But an organizer for the United Farm Workers, which represents farmworkers at the Midvale Road plant, says the union is concerned by the sale. CEO Clay Taylor […]
KUNW Univision: La batalla entre la granja de hongos Ostrom y sus trabajadores continúa
by Michelle ReyesFri, March 3rd 2023, 3:39 PM PST 4 VIEW ALL PHOTOS KUNW SUNNYSIDE, Wa — En medio de una demanda por derechos civiles, Ostorm Farm vendió sus instalaciones de Sunnyside a una compañía de hongos canadiense, llamada Windmill Farms. “Los trabajadores están enojados, realmente nos decepcionó mucho que los patrones de Ostrom decidieron […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: Windmill Farms buys Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside
Ostrom Mushroom Farms sold its Sunnyside facility to Windmill Farms, a mushroom grower based in Ontario, Canada, earlier this month. Windmill Farms operates similar, organic mushroom farms in Ashburn and Manchester, Ontario. This is the company’s first expansion into the Pacific Northwest, according to a news release from Windmill Farms. Ostrom moved to Central Washington from […]
Sunnyside Sun: Ostrom Mushroom sold to private equity firm
UFW condemns treatment of mushroom workers by new anti-union management Facebook Twitter 1 of 3 Editor’s Note The following information is courtesy of the United Farm Workers (UFW). Facebook Twitter Email Print SUNNYSIDE — Ostrom Mushroom announced a change in ownership on February 14, 2023, while facing a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit. According to […]
Se vende Ostrom Mushroom; la UFW condena el trato que reciben los trabajadores del champiñón por parte de la nueva dirección antisindical
Ostrom Mushroom Sold; UFW Condemns Treatment of Mushroom Workers by New Anti-Union Management
After years of organizing with United Farm Workers to improve their workplace, mushroom workers are faced with new intimidation and mass termination as Ostrom Mushroom is sold to Windmill Farms, an asset of Canadian private equity firm Instar SUNNYSIDE, WA: Even while facing a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit, Ostrom Mushroom announced a change in […]
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Latest News (Updated regularly) Upcoming Events Donate READ: Washington State Office of the Attorney General: Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million for violating the civil rights of its workers READ: Windmill-Ostrom Workers Welcome 3.4 Million Dollar Payment for Civil Rights Violations; Continue to Fight for Union Recognition READ: Ostrom Mushroom Sold; UFW Condemns Treatment […]
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VIDEO: Danelia, talks about why Ostrom mushroom workers are fighting for a union (TikTok)
VIDEO: Margarita talks about why Ostrom mushroom workers demand a union (TikTok)
Yakima Herald-Republic: Ostrom mushroom workers in Sunnyside rally again for union recognition
Facebook Twitter Email Print SUNNYSIDE — It’s been almost four months since a committee of workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms voted to unionize, and workers say the company has not responded. About 50 workers rallied outside Ostrom’s facility on Midvale Road in Sunnyside on Friday. They waved flags, carried posters and called for change from […]
Fox 41 Yakima: Ostrom workers gather to support union
by Tomas DAnella |@| January 13, 2023 10:32 pm 0 SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – Ostrom Mushroom Farm workers gathered on Friday afternoon to share their voice in support of a worker’s union. Employees reported having 80-90% of workers votes in favor of a union, but the company has been difficult to deal worth, according to a […]
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The Stand: Solidarity rally with Ostrom workers Friday
Join mushroom workers, UFW and allies Jan. 13 in Sunnyside as they demand respect, recognition SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — The workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside are fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect on the job. A clear majority of them support joining together with United Farm Workers, but Ostrom management has […]
VIDEO: Seattle action by Ostrom Mushroom Workers and their supporters (TikTok)
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The Seattle Times: Ostrom Mushroom workers allege continued mistreatment amid AG lawsuit
Nov. 19, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated Nov. 19, 2022 at 2:59 pm 1 of 3 | Ostrom Mushroom Farms workers march in Sunnyside, Yakima County, in September to demand the company recognize union efforts and negotiate a contract. (Courtesy of United Farm Workers) By Daisy Zavala Magaña Seattle Times staff reporter Lucia Chavez fell […]
SUNDAY: Ostrom Mushroom workers and supporters rallying in Seattle
Ostrom Mushroom workers organized with UFW are demanding respect and union recognition SEATTLE – The workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, WA, are demanding a workplace free from threats, excessive pressure, harassment, and retaliation. A majority of workers have chosen to be represented by the United Farm Workers, but Ostrom management has refused to […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: Farmworkers march to Ostrom Mushroom Farms, announce vote for unionization
JASPER KENZO SUNDEEN Yakima Herald-Republic Sep 18, 2022 0 1 of 2 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save About 150 farmworkers and community members clad in red and waving flags marched almost two miles Saturday from South Hill Park in Sunnyside to Ostrom Mushroom Farms, where they rallied outside Ostrom’s office for the second time in […]
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The Stand: Ostrom workers demand fair wages, respect
UPDATE (Sept. 19, 2022) SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — The workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside are demanding a workplace free from threats, excessive pressure, harassment, and retaliation. They democratically elected a committee that has been leading a card drive to be represented by the United Farm Workers, and now they have a strong majority of […]
The Seattle Times: Ostrom Mushroom Farms faces civil rights lawsuit on gender, other discrimination
Aug. 18, 2022 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:28 am Skip AdBy Daisy Zavala MagañaSeattle Times staff reporter Ostrom Mushroom Farms, a major producer in the Pacific Northwest, systematically fired about 80% of its employees at its Sunnyside farm — the majority of whom were women — and replaced them with foreign workers, who were mostly men, under […]