But the work still has to be done.
And nobody is going to do it but Blanca and her friends.
Say thank you to these hard-working people.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
Their pay shouldn’t be based on “any way the wind blows.”
Yours isn’t.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
They feed us. They do the hard work and the heavy lifting. Is it too much to ask that they’re paid a living wage?
No, it isn’t.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
Say thank you to Jorge and his friends the next time you buy lemons.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
Please say thank you to Antonio and Roberto and to ALL the farm workers who bring us our fruit and vegetables.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
That’s beautiful life.
And it’s the result of careful, expert pruning in the fall by people who’ve been doing it for decades.
I’ve been watching it all my life and still I can’t do it.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
Think about the people who work to bring you the lettuce & tomatoes & celery & onions & every other veggie you enjoy in your salad.
It doesn’t just hop from the farm into your market.
#SayThankYou
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#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
In the rain. In the fog. In 110+F burning heat.
They go to work so that we can enjoy our salads and broccoli with cheese and peach cobbler.
Please say thank you.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
My dad used to have a fruit packing house.
During grape season they kept a jar with #BlackWidows from the grapes in it.
This is only one of the many dangers the workers face.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
Thank you United Farm Workers for sharing these photos and videos — many folks don’t realize the intense labor & backbreaking work that Lorenzo & others do to bring us our food.
Say thank you everybody!
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
United Farm Workers No gloves? Luis’ hands must be calloused from years of digging.
Such hard and intensive labor.
Thank you to Luis and all these fine workers.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
United Farm Workers So it’s *twice* the backbreaking work for the *same* dismal pay.
That hardly seems fair, does it.
Wasn’t a question.
#TheyFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
United Farm Workers The resilience of farm workers amazes me and their dedication astounds me.
Rain
Fog
Snow
Freezing cold
110+F burning heat
#YouFeedUs
#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage
United Farm Workers Oh my GOSH that’s a lot of tomatoes!!
Daniel and his compadres must work very hard to pick that many in a day.
I’m surprised the governor isn’t out there yelling at them.
Muchas gracias, Daniel!
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#WeFeedYou
#PayThemALivingWage