United Farm Workers

Don't let the heat turn deadly for farm workers. Donations will help us keep doing everything we can to save lives. act.seiu.org/a/heat2026?m.... If you prefer, you can donate by PayPal at paypal.com/paypalme/ufwdonate #WeFeedYou #CALOR

Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay. Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas. Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art

Central Coast Farm workers wish you a happy #LaborDay Campesinos de la Costa Central les desean un feliz Día del Trabajo. #WeFeedYou #SoyEsencial

This Labor Day weekend as we enjoy barbecues and picnics, let's remember the farm workers who labor so hard to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay

"Marco" is a pesticide sprayer. "I wear protective gear but I'm still concerned. I don’t know how much longer I can do this work. I worry about my health due to pesticide exposure. This year I lost my medical. I worry about becoming ill or needing medical attention." #WeFeedYou

"Jose" sent this video from Madera CA where he works irrigating almond trees. "I work a 9 hr day Monday through Friday, from 5am to 2: 30pm. I earn CA min. wages. The hardest part is the heat. Temps often reach 100° while I am working and the heat drains me." #WeFeedYou

"Esperanza" shares, "Today we started planting broccoli at 3am. Planting is one of the most exhausting jobs, we must start early and we spend our work hours bent over, making sure we're planting the seedlings properly. Sometimes I get dizzy from bending over so much." #WeFeedYou

It was 98° in McFarland CA as "Maria" pushed a wheeled cart down the rows, filling the 4 plastic tubs with bunches of grapes. Each filled tub weighs around 25 lbs. She then rolls the approximately 100lb cart to the packing station at the end of the row. #WeFeedYou

"Saul" is thinning Fuji apples in WAs Yakima Valley. This is done to create space for the apples to grow big and increases the yield. "I work 7-8 hrs/day at min wage. This low pay doesn't always cover my expenses, w/o a Union contract, if I speak up, I risk my job." #WeFeedYou

"Susana" is picking tomatoes in Planada CA. She's paid 85 cents per 25lb bucket "We start at 5:30 am so we could finish by 12 noon when temperatures hit 100° or more. If we work really fast we can make 170 buckets in a day. It's really hard to work fast in this heat." #WeFeedYou

"Olivia" sent us this photo from Maricopa CA. "We're working in the table grapes in 95° weather. The high today is supposed to reach 103° F. This is hard work - especially in this high heat. When we're harvesting under the grapevines it feels even hotter." #WeFeedYou

"Antonio" share this pic from Outlook WA where he's thinning apple trees at a non-union company earning WA minimum wage. He holds his phone to show the air quality index is 160. He tells us "We are not provided masks to protect ourselves from the smoke." #WeFeedYou

"Martin" likes his work in the sweet potato workers in Merced county. He gets up at 3am and begins work at 4 to avoid the heat. We take the sweet potatoes from the conveyor belt and sort them by size and quality. We have to be careful and precise with this work." #WeFeedYou

UFW union members from WAs Chateau Ste Michelle spent the day handing out N95 masks to non-union farm workers affected by the smoke & fires near Sunnyside WA. “Jesus” shared "We benefitted from a union and want you to benefit too.” #WeFeedYou