UFW remembers Rene Lopez who sacrificed his life for La Causa (1962-1983) On Sept. 21, 1983, Rene Lopez, a worker at Sikkema Dairy near Fresno, was shot to death by company goons hired to harass the strikers who were attempting to bring in the UFW to represent them.

"Arturo" and "Omar" are setting up irrigation pipes to water the lettuce plants. The weather has been extra hot in Soledad CA and the plants needed extra watering to grow into the healthy lettuce bunches we expect to purchase at our local supermarket. #WeFeedYou

Today is Mexican Independence Day. This crew of farm workers celebrated it by wearing the colors of the Mexican flag as they harvested peas today on CAs Central Coast. #WeFeedYou

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month everyone!

The Supreme Court just made it easier for ICE to stop you … for being brown. The Court sided with ICE, letting them continue targeting people based on race, language, where they are, or the kind of work they do. This ruling is a setback, but it’s not the end.

Farm workers drinking water at the back of a trailer full of tomatoes. Each trailer holds about 5 tons of tomatoes which is around 400 25 lb buckets. The crew of 30 fills 4 to 5 trailers a day. Each worker aims for 150 buckets/day. #WeFeedYou

You look Latino. You speak Spanish. You work hard. That’s now probable cause.

Los Angeles Times

Contributor: You look Latino. You speak Spanish. You work hard. That's now probable cause.

The Constitution is a living promise, meant to protect the people when power overreached. On Monday, the justices decided it doesn't apply to every...

"Julia" has been harvesting strawberries on CA's Central Coast for 11 years. "I work piece rate & get paid by the box. I must walk fast to make a lot of boxes. My back and feet hurt when I finish my day. The work is very hard but it pays bills and feeds my children." #WeFeedYou

In April, Senator Slotkin announced her intended support for legislation that would CUT and FREEZE the wages of farm workers - one of the most underpaid professions in the US. This is just wrong! Call Senator Slotkin TODAY! Urge her to withdraw her support. (202) 759 - 4087

Workers in the Arvin, CA area are weeding the vegetables in 100° temperatures. They share that some companies use chemicals to kill these weeds, but this organic farm doesn't want to use chemicals so the workers do the weeding and cleaning by hand. #WeFeedYou #CALOR