8/5/23

Migrant farm workers in Virginia are organizing for better workplace treatment. The Farm Labor Organizing Committee has developed a union with two types of membership. Hilda Castaneda, an organizer for the committee, says this has been needed for a long time. The first type of membership is for people with H-2-A visas, who come from other countries to work in the U-S during agricultural seasons. The other is for community members or family members of farm workers. A big issue is that workers want relief from forced overtime and hope organizing will achieve that.