Gerawan Farming is costing its workers millions of dollars in pay and benefits by refusing to implement a state-issued union contract, according to a Rosenberg Foundation article by Cruz Reynoso and Arturo Rodriguez

Gerawan Farming is costing its workers millions of dollars in pay and benefits by refusing to implement a state-issued union contract, according to a Rosenberg Foundation article by Cruz Reynoso and Arturo Rodriguez

Thousands of farm workers employed by Gerawan Farming Inc., one of the nation’s largest tree fruit and grape producers, are losing out on millions of dollars in wages and other benefits because the company refuses to implement a union contract issued by a neutral state mediator and approved by the state farm labor board, according to an article published on Monday, June 8 in the Rosenberg Foundation’s online publication Justice in California by former California Supreme Court Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso and United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez.

Here are some brief excerpts:

For approximately 5,000 farmworkers, those back wages and benefits would have conservatively translated into millions of dollars, covering July 2013 to May 2014. Going forward, the contract would produce many millions of dollars more for workers over its duration.

We say Gerawan farmworkers would receive the money they are owed; Gerawan refuses to implement the contract. Instead, Gerawan has used appeals and endless legal motions to avoid paying the compensation their workers are owed. A series of complaints issued by state officials describes a long history of egregious labor law violations by Gerawan.

For the complete Rosenberg article, visit: http://justiceinca2014.rosenbergfound.org/the-long-road-to-justice-for-california-farmworkers/#.U5ZH72rjiM8

For the entire magazine, visit: http://justiceinca2014.rosenbergfound.org/

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