Urgent Action to Support Farmworkers in COVID-19 Crisis

Greetings,

I’ll keep it short and sweet. I’m writing with a request to support FLOC members during the COVID crisis.

In response to the dangers of COVID-19, we worked with members to create a protocol and began a campaign to communicate with members throughout Ohio, North Carolina, and Mexico to get good information out and use the grievance procedures in our collective bargaining agreements so members can ensure their growers were taking precautions during transit and in labor camps throughout the state. However, we ran into one unexpected problem: In many parts of the country members and growers are unable to find sufficient cleaning and protective supplies to keep people safe at work and at home.

If you can donate any of the supplies below, please contact:

Ohio/Midwest: Contact Braulio: flocoh@floc.com or call/text: 419-266-1077

North Carolina/South: Contact Leticia: flocnc@floc.com or call/text 919-988-3846

We will coordinate pickup or drop off and get it out to farmworkers throughout North Carolina and Ohio ASAP.

Not sure how to get supplies either? Please consider making a donation to our 501c3 partner so that they can purchase things where available and use to get materials into members’ hands. Head to our Facebook Page for more information.

Hasta la Victoria!

Baldemar Velasquez, President

Farm Labor Organizing Committee