Valentine Gonzalez’ eyes burn every morning. It’s from the pesticides sprayed on the grapes the night before. When working, sometimes he gets thirsty, but there are times when no drinking water is available for hours. The company pressured workers when they tried to join the UFW to make things better. “We were told if the union wins, we’d lose,” he said. “No more work.”
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