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The Nation: Why Farmworker Legalization Failed
Farmworkers brought to the US in the H-2A visa program plant and weed ornamental shrubs early in the morning in a field near Woodburn, Ore. They work for the nursery Advanced Ornamentals. Members of this crew include Manuel Perez. He works with a short-handled hoe, the “cortito,” that has been banned in California because repeated […]
Crosscutt: Mushroom farmworkers in Yakima Valley rally for union support
Ostrom Mushroom Farms promised a few hundred good jobs. Their workers — and the state — believe the company hasn’t lived up to its promises. by / December 8, 2022 Daniela Leon pauses while speaking during a rally organized by workers from Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, Wash. They gathered on Nov. 20 outside Metropolitan […]
The Stand: Support mushroom workers 11-20 in Seattle
Rally at Metropolitan Market with Ostrom mushroom workers, whose demands for voice at work are being ignored by management SEATTLE — The workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, Wash., are demanding a workplace free from threats, excessive pressure, harassment, and retaliation. A majority of workers there have chosen to be represented by the United […]
Crosscut: WA agriculture workers look to retain momentum of pandemic strikes
A new Yakima office aims to give workers and immigrants a place to gather, share information and organize. by Mai Hoang / July 7, 2022 From center left, Dulce Gutierrez of the Washington State Labor Council and Angie Lara and Adriana Cruz of the Fair Work Center hold a ribbon to commemorate the opening of […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: ‘Sí se puede:’ Sunnyside workers protest wages, conditions at mushroom plant
JASPER KENZO SUNDEEN Yakima Herald-Republic Jun 24, 2022 0 1 of 5 Facebook Twitter Email Print Save SUNNYSIDE — Calls of “Sí se puede” and “la unión está presente” rang out as Ostrom Mushroom Farm workers in Sunnyside delivered a petition to the company Wednesday demanding fair pay and safe working conditions. “We are here because we […]
The Los Angeles Times: Coronavirus strikes indoor mushroom farms
World & Nation Coronavirus strikes indoor mushroom farms By Richard ReadSeattle Bureau Chief Aug. 11, 20204 AM YAKIMA, Wash. — At 64, Jose Martinez-Cuevas considered himself lucky to land a $13.50-an-hour construction job in January at an indoor mushroom farm. Then the coronavirus hit. Employees at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside, Wash., started falling ill in April, […]
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Immigrant Farmworkers Face Unique Challenges As Coronavirus Continues To Spread
by Monica Samayoa Follow OPB April 9, 2020 6 a.m. | Updated: April 9, 2020 1:09 p.m. Many Oregonians are following Gov. Kate Brown’s stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but some workers deemed essential by the federal government are exempt from that order. One of the most vulnerable of these workforces […]