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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's hot out there! Farm workers are out in the fields working in these conditions in triple digit temperatures. America we need to do better. 1/

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Antonia" has worked in agriculture in Gonzales, CA for 25 years. "Right now I am weeding with a hoe, removing weeds from the lettuce. At the end of the day I am very tired from walking all day long."#WeFeedYou

A worker weeding young lettuce plants with a hoe

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chefmichael @cheftsonton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They. Feed. You.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SOLIDARITY! On International Coffee Day - and every day - farm workers stand with Starbucks workers in their struggle! Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy employers for the contract they deserve. #NoContractNoCoffee

A farm worker at the side of a field wearing a face mask holding a sign saying farm workers support Starbuck workers #nocontractnocoffee

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The fall sweet potato harvest has started in Merced County CA. "Josefina" wakes up at 3am to get to work. "Each machine has 6-7 people. We spend our days sorting different sizes and varieties of sweet potatoes into the proper bin." #WeFeedYou

A Merced county California sweet potato field with the machine that workers are on sorting the different sizes and varieties of sweet potatoes

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Jaime" is harvesting figs at min. wage in Madera CA. "There isn't enough good fruit. Usually we harvest through November but many locations have already stopped. We expected to be working longer. Now we need to look for another job as we need this income to pay rent." #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's hot in Moorpark CA with temperatures reaching the low 90°s. “Julio” is harvesting radishes and smiles as mist from nearby sprinklers cool him down. #WeFeedYou

Farm worker harvesting radishes on a hot day

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seattle just became the first city in America to ban grocery stores from engaging in surveillance pricing. This is a huge win for consumers against companies that abuse their personal data to rip them off. Watch former FTC Chair Lina Khan explain.

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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It was 95° at 2:45pm as an irrigator in Mettler, CA uses his ATV to transport irrigation pipes from one field to another. This is a vital task as irrigation pipes must be replaced if damaged to ensure that water is distributed evenly among the crops in any given field. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Workers in Delano CA are setting up in the table grapes. "We officially start at 6:30, but we show up earlier to pick a row that has more grapes or is cleaner so the wheelbarrow can get thru quicker. We're not paid for this time but it allows us to work quicker." #WeFeedYou

Stations where workers are set up in the table grapes

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Reyna" says, "We're weeding in the broccoli. Sometimes we can't get the weeds out with the hoe, so we have to bend down. When there are many weeds, we try not to take water or bathroom breaks so we can finish on time and secure our return to this ranch next year." #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Joel" is a WA State apple worker who's tying up young trees to guide their growth upwards. "I work long days and have to take short breaks in between trees to keep my hands from getting numb or I can hurt myself. I don't have a union contract or get any benefits." #WeFeedYou

Washington State Farm workers up on a ladder tying young trees to guide their growth upwards

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Israel" shares, "It was very hot today. I was so tired when I left work. Being a farm worker isn't easy. I wish I had a better-paying job, but the opportunity hasn't come up. I only earns minimum wage, which isn't enough to afford a break so I must work year-round." #WeFeedYou

Strawberry workers standing at the side of a field

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"Elena" shared this vid from the Delano grape harvest. "The rain caused very muddy fields that make it hard to pick the fruit because they have to hover over the ditch to reach the grapes. It means we have to bend more and it makes it harder to push the wheelbarrow." #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

"Eugenia" is making raisins in Kern county CA. Workers must walk on hot sandy ground and pick enough grapes to fill a tub. They spread out a sheet of paper on the hot sand and put the grapes on the paper to dry. They get paid 36 cents a sheet for this difficult work. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"Edgar" shared this pic saying, "This is how I celebrated Labor Day - harvesting hops. I started at 4pm and worked to 1am. I work 5 days a week. I earn WA min wage w/no benefits. My job requires a lot of concentration as a mistake could cause a serious accident." #WeFeedYou

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is unbelievable! Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, commissioned by Pesticide Action Network, found an estimated 402 million to 433 million cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning among farmers and farm workers every year.

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Study: Almost half the world’s farmers are poisoned by pesticides each year

Some 11,000 die, with India accounting for nearly 60 percent of the fatalities.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On Labor Day let's remember the men & women who wake up before the sun and work through the heat, rain and more to put food on our tables. Their work deserves fair wages, safe working conditions, dignity and a voice on the job. This #LaborDay stand with farm workers. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Claudia" and crew her hard at work harvesting carrots in the Cuyama area. "Temperatures this day were close to 100°. It's already hard to work on our knees all day long, but when when the sun is this strong it makes a hard job even harder." #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Workers in the Arvin CA or harvesting bok choy. The high last Monday was 105°. They earn California minimum wage of $16.90/hour. #WeFeedYou

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Medicare for All is the guarantee of healthcare from cradle to grave—without premiums, copays, or deductibles. That’s it. Pass it.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506. Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America. This is what I mean by a rigged economy.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"Luis" is hard at work in Gonzalez CA preparing the pipes to irrigate the new crop. "This work is hard, especially in the afternoons, as it's very windy in this area. Plus the loose soil makes the work even harder." #WeFeedYou

A farm worker is hard at work in Gonzalez CA preparing the pipes to irrigate the new crop.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.

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Lori Dorfman @loridorfman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#haiku for BART train rides should be free move people around the Bay we need each other

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It was 10:45 AM in Bakersfield CA, and temps had already reached 102°. Grape pickers and packers are hard at work under the hot sun. The pickers steadily fill trays with freshly harvested grapes & packers carefully inspect, organize and stack each box for shipment. #WeFeedYou

A worker taking a wheelbarrow used for boxes of grapes he just dropped off at the packing table back into the field so he could fill it up again

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Lori Dorfman @loridorfman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New from @digitaldemoc.bsky.social: how #AI targets kids with ads hidden inside posts designed to look like texts from friends. Of 9 companies, #Meta, #Google, #OpenAI, @microsoft.com, #Amazon, #Snap, #xAI, #Anthropic, and #TikTok, only Anthropic is ad free. @chesterj1.bsky.social

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Roma tomato harvesting crew in Los Banos CA. It takes longer to fill a roma bucket vs round tomatoes, so the crew spends more time bent over, working in the hot, trapped humidity of the plant rows. The heat wears them out as they carry full 50lb buckets to the trailer. #WeFeedYou

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

@mayor.nyc.gov started cracking down on delivery apps’ shady tipping practices in January. That policy has now delivered about $104 MILLION in additional tips to deliveristas. These workers have been fighting Big Tech’s greed for years. Kudos to them and Mayor Mamdani for putting workers first.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A tomato dumper in Mendota CA shifting his platform to a new trailer so the work doesn't stop. With about 14 pickers on a side averaging 170 buckets each, a single dumper is lifting and dumping roughly 2,380 25lb buckets a day in CAs Central Valley heat. #WeFeedYou

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A farm worker at Brooklyn Grange is laying out landscaping fabric at a rooftop farm in Brooklyn NY where they are preparing to plant sweet potatoes. She shared the temperature that day was an extremely hot 94°. #WeFeedYou

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Lori Dorfman @loridorfman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Pay your people a decent wage. We should not subsidize corporate profits. We should be supporting people who need #Medicaid and #SNAP (by the way, one of the most cost-effective programs ever, especially when you consider the ripple effects to neighborhood grocers). open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees

American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

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