FLOC In The News
Eye-Witness to the Cruel Conditions in Tobacco Farm Labor Camps
Fear is Biggest Obstacle, Says Farmworkers’ Union
Farmworkers take plea to government
Rights of Tobacco Farm Workers Go Up in Smoke in North Carolina
Power of Politics Blog by Oxfam
Justin Flores and Russell Bannan on the Mario Solis-Marich Radio Show
NC tobacco workers face below-minimum wages and abusive working and living conditions
FLOC, family seek justice in 2007 death
Gremio de EU denunciará al Estado mexicano por asesinato de activista
Marcha nacional e investigación ratifican malas condiciones y abusos de trabajadores agrícolas
Campesinos ¡de pie!
Reynolds' farm worker concessions show evolution of handling conflict
FLOC Organizer Justin Flores on the Rick Smith radio show
Group protests inhumane labor conditions
Mala vida en el campo
Study: Tobacco workers face brutal conditions in tobacco fields
Unions use tobacco company AGM to organize global supply chain
Unions raise exploitation of American tobacco workers at BAT London AGM
Hundreds Demand Chase Respect Human Rights
Dozens Picket Mexican Consulate in Raleigh
At Nationwide Protests FLOC and Coalition Deliver the Message: JP Morgan Chase--Morally Bankrupt
Velasquez represents US-American farmworkers in historic global labor code negotiations in Geneva
FLOC President Baldemar Velasquez Inducted into OH Civil Rights Hall of Fame
UAW Launches Protest of Chase Over Foreclosures, RJ Reynolds Ties
UAW says could use GM IPO to pressure Chase
September 24, 2010. Reuters.
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"Migajas:" El Pago a los trabajadores agricolas
September 22, 2010. La Conexion
Farmworkers launch divestment campaign against JPMorgan Chase
September 16, 2010. Facing South.
Undocumented immigrants protest "tax and deport" policy
August 27, 2010. News & Record
Social Forum Focuses on Workers' Issues
June 28, 2010. AFL-CIO Now Blog News.
Workers Demand Chase Stop Michigan Foreclosures
June 29, 2010. People's World
FLOC Confronts JPMorgan Chase on way to Detroit Forum
June 22, 2010. La Prensa
Farm Labor Violators Facing New Scrutiny
June 10, 2010. Toledo Blade
Farm workers' union protests Reynolds' labor practices for third straight year
May 12, 2010, Yes! Weekly
Rallying for Rights
May 21, 2010. Oxfam America
A day's walk from Tobaccoville
June 4, 2010. Oxfam America
FLOC Meeting Shines Light on Discrimination
April 18, 2010, Toledo Blade
Fighting for Farmworkers' Rights for More Than 40 Years
January 10, 2010. Ground Report
Lawsuit alleges racial profiling by U.S. Border Patrol, et al. December 10, 2009. La Prensa
Workers Without Borders
March 9, 2009. The New York Times, Jennifer Gordon
Baldemar Velasquez writes to President Obama on Guest Worker Program
February 3, 2009. In response to the exploitive lame-duck rules for "guest workers" implemented by the Bush administration before he left office, Baldemar Velásquez wrote President Obama to address the Guest Worker program.
Labor Secretary Proposes Suspending Farm Rules
March 13, 2009. The New York Times, Steven Greenhouse
FLOC Protests Proposed H2A Rules
March 20, 2008 FLOC Letter to Thomas Dowd, Office of Policy Development and Reserach
FLOC works to put immigrants back on the map
December 10, 2008. Toledo City Paper
FLOC Denounces New Crackdown on Immigrants
August 22, 2007. FLOC publication
Unions Fight Against Abuse of Migrant Laborers
June 11, 2007. The Christian Science Monitor, Sara Miller Llana
Graft Mars the Recruitment of Mexican Guest Workers
May 24, 2007. The New York Times, Elisabeth Malkin
Voices of a New Movimiento
June 1, 2006. The Nation, Roberto Lovato
FLOC Challenges Congressman Gillmor At Town Hall Meeting
August 30, 2006. FLOC Press Release.