Search Results for: ostrom
NPR: The U.S.’s increased reliance on farmworkers from other countries is drawing concern
July 16, 20238:04 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday Andrea Hsu 5-Minute Listen Farms in the U.S. are increasingly relying on guest workers brought in through a federal visa program. Labor advocates are alarmed by how quickly the program is growing. Sponsor Message SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: It’s peak harvest time across the United States […]
The Guardian: Union wins at New York farms raise hopes for once-powerful UFW
Five hundred farmworkers have unionized – the biggest success in years for the union co-founded by Cesar Chavez Steven Greenhouse in New YorkThu 6 Jul 2023 06.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Jul 2023 06.36 EDT For decades, the United Farm Workers – a powerhouse under American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez […]
Center for Immigration Studies: U.S. Farmworkers, Fired by H-2A Employer, Get $20,000 Each in Settlement
By David North on May 23, 2023 Often U.S. workers fired by employers wanting illegal or legal foreign workers get only one or two thousand dollars each in court settlements, if that, but in one recent case in the state of Washington, involving a pro-H-2A employer, they appear to be receiving $20,000 each. This was […]
KUOW: WA mushroom farm ordered to pay $3.4 million for discriminating against female workers
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez May 19, 2023 / 3:04 pm A little more than a year ago, a mushroom farm in Eastern Washington put a job posting on Facebook, looking for only male workers. The post was made by a lead employee of what was then Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside. Now, the farm has been […]
The Spokesman-Review: $3.4 million fine resolves lawsuit against WA mushroom farm
May 18, 2023 Updated Thu., May 18, 2023 at 6:18 p.m. Twitter Email By Daisy Zavala Magaña Seattle Times Ostrom Mushroom Farms, a major producer in the Pacific Northwest, will pay a $3.4 million fine for gender discrimination and other unfair and discriminatory practices, resolving a lawsuit filed last year by the Washington Attorney General’s […]
The Stand: Mushroom workers get $3.4M for violations
AG Bob Ferguson’s announcement comes as Ostrom (now Windmill Farms) workers continue to demand recognition of their union with UFW SEATTLE (May 18, 2023) — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday that Ostrom Mushroom Farms, a former mushroom producer based in Sunnyside, Wash., would pay former workers $3.4 million to resolve the state’s […]
Sunnyside Sun: Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million for violating the civil rights of its workers
Ostrom Mushroom Farm discriminated against female workers, Washington residents by intentionally replacing them with male guest workers from Mexico 1 of 4 The United Farm Workers (UFW) along with employees and supporters marched in protest on Saturday, September 17 at Ostrom Mushroom Farms. Members and supporters of the United Farm Workers organization march to Ostrom […]
The Seattle Times: $3.4 million fine resolves lawsuit against WA mushroom farm
May 17, 2023 at 6:04 pm Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces a $3.4 million fine for gender discrimination and other unfair and discriminatory practices, resolving a lawsuit his office filed against Ostrom Mushroom Farms last year, during a news… (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times) By Daisy Zavala Magaña Seattle Times staff reporter Ostrom Mushroom […]
Tri-Cities Yakima: Sunnyside mushroom farm to pay $3.4 million in civil rights lawsuit
Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Email Print SUNNYSIDE, Wash.- The Washington state Attorney General’s Office has announced that a local mushroom farm has agreed to pay $3.4 million in fines for violating the civil rights of its workers. The AG’s Office originally filed the lawsuit against Ostrom Farms in August of 2022 in Yakima County Superior Court […]
King 5: Sunnyside mushroom farm to pay $3.4 million for discriminating against workers
The lawsuit was filed after an investigation revealed that the owner of the farm had been discriminating against its workers based on sex and immigration status. Author: Adel Toay Published: 1:13 PM PDT May 17, 2023 Updated: 1:13 PM PDT May 17, 2023 SEATTLE — A Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million for violating […]
WA AG office: Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million for violating the civil rights of its workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17 2023 Ostrom Mushroom Farm discriminated against female workers, Washington residents by intentionally replacing them with male guest workers from Mexico SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a Sunnyside mushroom farm will pay $3.4 million to resolve a lawsuit asserting unfair, deceptive and discriminatory actions against female farmworkers and […]
Yakima-Heral Republic: Farmworkers continue to speak out about conditions at Sunnyside mushroom plant
Workers continue to speak out about conditions at a Sunnyside mushroom farm that changed hands earlier this year. The owners of Ostrom Mushroom Farms sold the facility to Canadian mushroom grower Windmill Farms in February. It came after workers’ call for a union and a lawsuit from the state attorney general’s office. At an April 18 […]
The Stand: May Day: Together, we have the power
Across Washington state, workers call for immigrant and union rights By KASI MARITA PERREIRA SEATTLE (May 3, 2023) — Washington’s labor movement includes people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Every day, every conversation and every action we organize is an opportunity to center people most impacted and celebrate cross racial solidarity. May Day […]
Yakima Herald: Efforts to unionize agricultural workers in WA face long-standing hurdles
JASPER KENZO SUNDEEN Yakima Herald-Republic Apr 30, 2023 1 of 3 Margarita Martinez marches with farmworkers, students and supporters at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, March 31, 2023, a UFW organized demonstration to support workers at Windmill Farms in Sunnyside and their efforts to unionize. A United Farm Workers flag wraps […]
Yakima Herald: PHOTOS: Unionization efforts of farmworkers in the Yakima Valley
EMREE WEAVER, SANTIAGO OCHOA Yakima Herald-Republic Apr 29, 2023 Facebook Twitter Email Print Numerous challenges loom over farmworker efforts to unionize, making their campaigns for union recognition long, risky and dependent on public support and economic pressure. People gather for a rally and march at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., on Friday, March […]
Sunnyside Sun: Rallies continue as mushroom farm workers look towards unionization
Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Email Print With signs held high and voices ringing loud, members of United Farm Workers (UFW) joined by the workers of Windmill Farms and supporters rallied down Midvale Road on Tuesday, April 18. The group’s demands were clear; workers were seeking a right to unionize. Previously known as Ostrom, the mushroom […]
El Sol de Yakima: Presidenta de UFW se une a manifestación en granja de champiñones de Sunnyside
JASPER KENZO SUNDEEN Yakima Herald-Republic 20 de abril, 2023 actualizado 20 de abril, 2023 Facebook Twitter Email Print El Sindicato de Trabajadores Agrícolas (UFW) reiteró el martes su continuo apoyo a los trabajadores de la planta de champiñones Windmill Farms en una reunión entre la presidenta de UFW Teresa Romero, trabajadores y miembros de la […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: UFW President Teresa Romero joins union rally at Sunnyside mushroom farm
SUNNYSIDE — The United Farm Workers organization signaled its continued support for workers at the Windmill Farms mushroom plant Tuesday as UFW President Teresa Romero rallied with workers and community members. Romero kept the focus on Windmill Farms employees who were marching, waving flags and chanting “sí se puede” on Midvale Road. She called for […]
KUNW Univision: Presidenta de la Unión de Campesinos se une a los trabajadores de hongos
by Michelle ReyesWed, April 19th 2023, 4:02 PM PDT 8 VIEW ALL PHOTOS Screenshot 2023-04-19 153405.png SUNNYSIDE, Wa — Ya va más de un año que los trabajadores de la Granja de hongos Ostrom, que ahora es la granja Windmill, le piden a los dueños que consideren su propuesta de convertirse en una Union. Esta […]
America’s Program: Mushroom workers want a union
July 6, 2023 Mushroom workers want a union Peter Costantini ~ Seattle Mushroom workers rally, Sunnyside, Washington, April 18, 2023. Photo: Peter Costantini The Yakima River runs southeast from the Cascade Mountains through central Washington state to merge with the Columbia a little north of Oregon. From the small city of Yakima on down, its […]
The Stand: Join UFW’s Romero in Sunnyside to support mushroom workers
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (April 18, 2023) — Teresa Romero, President of the United Farm Workers, will join mushroom workers and their supporters today as they demand that Greenwood (formerly Ostrom) Mushrooms in Sunnyside, Washington, recognize the workers’ union. TAKE A STAND — All area union members and community supporters are invited to attend at 4 p.m. […]
The Stand: UFW solidarity at UW | We’re #2 (you’re welcome) | Clarence’s perks
Thursday, April 6, 2023 LOCAL ► From the UW Daily — ‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ — On March 31, protesters gathered on Red Square to show their solidarity with Greenwood Mushrooms Sunnyside (formerly known as Ostrom Mushroom Farms) farmworkers fighting for union recognition. Farmworkers and other advocates for labor justice […]
Farm Workers Join Students for Cesar Chavez Day Rally in Seattle
Farm workers at Greenwood Mushrooms Sunnyside – formerly known as Ostrom Mushroom Farms – will lead a demonstration at the University of Washington on Cesar Chavez Day (Friday, March 31st) alongside the University of Washington’s UFW Support Group, Students For Farm Workers (SFFW). This demonstration is the United Farm Workers’ only official Cesar Chavez Day […]
Real Change News: Mushroom farm workers deserve our support
Share to Print By Oscar Rosales Castañeda | March 22, 2023 The workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, Washington, first reached out to the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) in summer 2020 in the wake of fruit-packing warehouse strikes dotting the Central Washington landscape to address workplace safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A […]
Crosscut: Following the WA Legislature isn’t easy for non-English speakers
Interpreter services are available but difficult to access. Lawmakers and advocates want to change that. by / March 20, 2023 Sen. Rebecca Saldaña interprets for a Spanish-speaking agricultural worker at a public hearing who was voicing support for a bill that would enable employers more flexibility with an overtime threshold for agriculture workers. (Courtesy of […]