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YakTriNews: AG Lawsuit: Ostrom Mushroom Farms fired women, replaced them with H-2A workers with fewer rights
Facebook Twitter Email Print SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — The Washington State Attorney General is suing a Sunnyside mushroom farm, claiming they violated state laws by systematically firing female employees and replacing them with foreign agricultural workers who had fewer rights. “The evidence my team uncovered is clear,” Washington AG Bob Ferguson said. “Their conduct is disturbing […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: WA attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a civil rights lawsuit against Sunnyside-based Ostrom Mushroom Farms on Wednesday, alleging the company discriminated against workers. The lawsuit alleges the company discriminated against domestic workers and women, deceived workers regarding job requirements and wages, and retaliated against workers who tried to assert their rights. Ostrom Mushroom Farms officials […]
AG Ferguson files civil rights lawsuit against mushroom producer Ostrom for discriminating against domestic farmworkers and women
KIMA: UFW continue fight against Windmill Farms
by John Kennedy O’ConnorThu, June 13th 2024 at 11:11 AM UFW continue fight against Windmill Farms with Yakima protest (KUNW) … YAKIMA- The United Farm Workers, also known as the UFW, and the Windmill Farms workers continue their fight against the Windmill Farms company. Protesting in front of the Yakima County Courthouse against the company’s attempt […]
Farm Workers to Rally at Yakima Court in Windmill Farms Lawsuit
Yakima, WA – On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, United Farm Workers and current and former workers at Windmill Farms, a mushroom producer in Sunnyside, WA, will rally outside the Yakima County Courthouse as it hears Windmill Farms’ motion to move worker lawsuits against the company to private arbitration. The lawsuit addresses severe labor rights violations, […]
The Stand: ‘We want a labor law that protects all farm workers’
Windmill Farms mushroom workers and UFW President Teresa Romero come to Seattle to share their struggle to fight exploitation and unionize. By SARAH TUCKER SEATTLE (May 30, 2024) — Farm workers at Windmill Mushroom traveled to Seattle on Wednesday to shed light on their years-long struggle for dignity and respect – and to urge lawmakers […]
NBC Right Now: Fight for farm workers rights continues in Sunnyside
Facebook Twitter Community members and farmworkers celebrate the accomplishments of Cesar Chavez while rallying for the betterment of working conditions. Facebook Twitter Email Print SUNNYSIDE, Wash.- Cesar Chavez Day may still be a week away, but that’s not stopping farm workers from honoring his legacy by continuing the fight for their rights. Farm workers in Sunnyside […]
Yakima Herald: Mixed reaction to federal proposals to change foreign guest worker program
JASPER KENZO SUNDEEN Yakima Herald-Republic Dec 28, 2023 https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yakimaherald.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmixed-reaction-to-federal-proposals-to-change-foreign-guest-worker-program%2Farticle_cfd3e59e-a132-11ee-b332-a337dff6e45f.html&partner=Flex&FAB=1&textSelector=I2FydGljbGUtYm9keQ%3D%3D&unitId=2900003117&userId=6abd09f1-8750-4834-8b85-d8f784471a6a&isLegacyBrowser=false&version=20231228_f827dc78c324946570f2ba92cfde09c76b682428&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140 Facebook Twitter Email Print SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER A daily 7 a.m. roundup of top stories in our community, plus puzzles, local opinion and a snapshot of area events. Proposed federal changes to the foreign guestworker program are drawing mixed reactions among worker advocates […]
Sunnyside Sun: Workers file lawsuit against Windmill Farms
Kennia Perez 13 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print YAKIMA — The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) along with current and former employees of the Sunnyside-based mushroom production company Windmill Farms (formerly known as Ostrom Mushroom Farm) have filed a lawsuit with the Yakima Superior Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28 against the mushroom company. […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: Workers and United Farm Workers of America sue Sunnyside mushroom farm over labor disputes
1 of 2 Workers hold a rally in front of Windmill Farms alongside UFW president, Teresa Romero, in Sunnyside, Wash., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Jose Martinez, left, a member of the Windmill Farms workers committee walks alongside UFW president, Teresa Romero, during a rally held in Sunnyside, Wash., on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yakimaherald.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fworkers-and-united-farm-workers-of-america-sue-sunnyside-mushroom-farm-over-labor-disputes%2Farticle_075f55f6-8dbb-11ee-b16d-8be3faae5ca5.html&partner=Flex&FAB=1&textSelector=I2FydGljbGUtYm9keQ%3D%3D&unitId=2900003117&userId=85763895-2080-41ab-ac97-8957d3531e30&isLegacyBrowser=false&version=20231128_7acd0b034e67e05299f291be58fc94ff16bab224&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140 SIGN […]
Seattle Times: Workers sue WA mushroom farm, allege wrongful firings, labor violations
Nov. 28, 2023 at 3:15 pm Skip Ad By Lauren Girgis Seattle Times staff reporter Farmworkers were fired from the Sunnyside-based mushroom producer Windmill Farms for trying to unionize, according to a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Yakima County Superior Court. The lawsuit, filed by six employees and labor union United Farm Workers of America, […]
Source One News: Workers suing Yakima County mushroom farm over mistreatment and union rights denial
Source ONE News staff Nov 28, 2023 Updated Nov 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Email Print In a significant legal development, the United Farm Workers (UFW), along with several workers, have initiated a lawsuit against the Canadian-owned Windmill Farms, previously Ostrom Mushroom Farm, based in Sunnyside. The lawsuit, filed with representation from Columbia Legal […]
Workers Sue Windmill Farms to Demand Fair Treatmentand Union Recognition
Yakima, WA – Today, The United Farm Workers (UFW) and several current and former workers filed a lawsuit against the Sunnyside-based and Canadian-owned mushroom producer Windmill Farms (formerly operated as Ostrom Mushroom Farm), for violating workers’ labor rights in a retaliatory anti-union campaign of illegal firings, intimidation, and harassment. Represented by nonprofit Columbia Legal Services […]
High Country News: Farmworkers fight for higher pay, better hours and fair treatment
Labor advocates rallied in Seattle to demand a union contract from Windmill farms amid allegations of poor treatment and retaliation. Natalia Mesa Image credit: Michael Barkin Sept. 18, 2023 On a cool late August day just before Labor Day, dozens of farmworkers stood on the sidewalk along Seattle’s Mercer Street, facing traffic. The farmworkers’ cries […]
Telemundo: Esta planta cambió de dueño, pero sus trabajadores latinos denuncian que “no ha mejorado nada”
01:09 /03:05 Estados Unidos Esta planta cambió de dueño, pero sus trabajadores latinos denuncian que “no ha mejorado nada” Una planta de hongos de Washington fue objeto de denuncias de abuso laboral y las autoridades intervinieron. Ostrom, su dueño para ese momento, la vendió a la compañía Windmill, pero para sus trabajadores el cambio de […]
Telemundo: Trabajadoras latinas de una planta de recolección de hongos en el estado de Washington denuncian abusos: “Hubo mucha injusticia”
Según una demanda contra la compañía que era dueña de la instalación, entre inicios de 2021 y mayo de 2022, fue despedido el 79% de los recolectores locales de hongos, entre ellos el 85% de las mujeres. Sept. 12, 2023, 6:21 PM PDT El pasado mes de mayo, tras una demanda de la Oficina del […]
Yakima Herald Republic: It Happened Here: United Farm Workers organizes a union in Yakima in 1986
It Happened Here: United Farm Workers organizes a union in Yakima in 1986 https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yakimaherald.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fhappened%2Fit-happened-here-united-farm-workers-organizes-a-union-in-yakima-in-1986%2Farticle_d9b60226-49b8-11ee-8799-c7399b935d61.html&partner=Flex&FAB=1&textSelector=I2FydGljbGUtYm9keQ%3D%3D&unitId=2900003117&userId=a8a41cac-f465-42e0-b57a-582705db2af9&isLegacyBrowser=false&version=20230831_768eaf6f94f6d7ebc7594fbae6e056478eec1af7&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140 Facebook Twitter Email Print When workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside pushed to unionize, it was a scene that had been repeated many times in the Yakima Valley. Farmworkers’ efforts to organize to obtain better pay and working conditions have gone […]
The Seattle Times: Advocates ramp up support in Seattle for farmworker union recognition
Sep. 2, 2023 at 6:00 am Updated Sep. 2, 2023 at 6:00 am Skip Ad By Daisy Zavala Magaña Seattle Times staff reporter Everyone in this country — including people who live in metro areas like Seattle — is affected by injustices faced by those who work on farms, said United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero. […]
America’s Voice: Let’s Celebrate And Honor The Essential Immigrant Workers Who Keep Us Fed All Year Round
Gabe Ortiz on August 31, 2023 Share This: Ahead of Labor Day, United Farm Workers (UFW) and allies are set to form a mile-long, “human billboard” line in support of mushroom workers in Washington state. While a majority of workers at the Sunnyside-based Windmill Farms voted to unionize, the owners have refused to recognize the […]
Los Angeles Times: Exploitation, retaliation, alarming conditions: Inside the crisis at West Coast mushroom farms
BySalvador HernandezStaff Writer Aug. 15, 2023 5 AM PT SUNNYWIDE, Wash. — There had been rumors swirling that the mostly female workforce at the mushroom farm in Sunnyside, Wash., was getting replaced with men, but Isela Cabrera tried to keep her head down, and hold on to her job. Then hourly quotas for picking mushrooms increased. […]
The Stand: Mushroom workers to rally Aug. 31 in Seattle
Join Windmill Farms, UFW’s Romero for mile-long ‘living billboard’ and solidarity rally SEATTLE — More than 100 farm workers will be forming a mile-long “living billboard” along Seattle’s Mercer Street on Thursday, Aug. 31, holding signs that expose the deplorable working conditions at Sunnyside’s Windmill (formerly Ostrom) Mushroom Farms that have driven them to seek […]
The Seattle Times: Mushroom company fined over several violations of farmworkers’ rights
Aug. 11, 2023 at 10:00 am Updated Aug. 11, 2023 at 10:00 am Ostrom Mushroom Farms workers march in Sunnyside last September to demand the company recognize union efforts and negotiate a contract. (Courtesy of United Farm Workers) Skip Ad By Daisy Zavala Magaña Seattle Times staff reporter The Sunnyside company that was found to […]
LA Progressive: H-2A vs Local Farmworkers: Farms Leverage One Against the Other
The use of H-2A workers to put production pressure on local farmworkers and eventually replace them has become a critical issue, partly because of the rapid growth of the visa program. Mushrooms grown for the supermarket thrive on a mixture of straw and manure. Amid the pungent stink of ammonia, workers heat huge piles that […]
NPR: They put food on our tables but live in the shadows. This man is fighting to be seen
July 26, 20235:01 AM ET 4-Minute Listen STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Did you know this? Farmworkers in this country are treated differently than other kinds of workers. In fact, in parts of this country, farmworkers have been excluded from federal labor protections such as the right to unionize and earn overtime. NPR’s Ximena Bustillo has this […]
Capital & Main: Where Discrimination Flourished Like Mushrooms
Washington state fines a mushroom grower $3.4 million for firing women farmworkers and replacing them with male contract labor. Published onJuly 19, 2023 ByDavid Bacon Ostrom Mushroom Farms workers and supporters rally outside Metropolitan Market in Seattle on Nov. 20, 2022. Photo courtesy United Farm Workers. Published in partnership with The American Prospect Mushrooms grown […]