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DESCRIPTION:Boycott Sakuma North Coast is thrilled to welcome independent farmworker 
 union Familias Unidas por la Justicia on their historic West Coast Boycott 
 Tour. \n\n4-6 pm \nJoin Sakuma/Driscolls boycott picket line at the Costco 
 at 1006 West Wabash Ave, Eureka, CA\n\n6:30-8 pm \nMeet and eat at the 
 Eureka Labor Temple. Hear from the farm workers themselves about this 
 historic boycott in the tradition of Cesar Chavez. 840 E St, Eureka, 
 CA\n\nWe say NO to Bad Berries. \n\nNeighbors! Please ban Driscolls Berries 
 and Haagen Dazs berry ice cream from your fridge until their supplier farms 
 sign a union contract with farmworkers from Familias Unidas por la Justicia 
 in Washington and La Alianza of San Quintin, Mexico. \n\nFarmworkers 
 deserve a union contract that will ensure fair wages, breaks, and 
 protection from wage theft, poison, and abuse in the fields. It's not too 
 much to ask. Until then: BOYCOTT DRISCOLLS BERRIES UNTIL UNION 
 CONTRACTS\n___________________________________________________\nThe 
 Story:\n\nFamilias Unidas por la Justicia (Families United for Justice) is 
 an independent farmworker union based in Burlington, Washington. They 
 plant, nurture, and harvest millions of the berries eaten in this 
 country.\n\nIts members -- more than 250 farmworker families -- finally got 
 fed up over two years ago with wage theft, denial of lunch and rest breaks, 
 racist harassment from supervisors, poverty wages, exposure to pesticides, 
 and inhumane housing conditions. They formed Washington’s first 
 independant farmworker union and called for a boycott of Sakuma Bros and 
 their international corporate distributer Driscolls. \n\nFamilias Unidas 
 por la Justicia asks you to boycott Driscolls berries until the company 
 negotiates a union contract. In March of 2015 80,000 farmworkers in San 
 Quintin Mexico launched a general strike, formed an independent union, La 
 Alianza, and endorsed a consumer boycott of Driscoll’s.\n\nNow *both 
 unions are united* in calling for an international boycott of Driscoll’s 
 berries. New boycott committees are forming all over the country! Familias 
 Unidas is working to build upon this momentum and organize a major boycott 
 offensive by touring the West Coast for a full month, sharing the story of 
 their struggle with communities along the way, and asking people to take up 
 the Driscoll’s boycott until farmworkers in Washington and Mexico can win 
 historic union contracts this year.\n\nJoin California's North Coast at the 
 Eureka Labor Temple on Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:30 pm to hear from the 
 farmworkers yourself and learn how you can support this historic movement 
 to transform the food system!\n\nAlso join us just beforehand at 4 pm on 
 3/22 for our picket line at Costco on Wabash Ave in Eureka to demand action 
 from one of our region's biggest buyer of Driscoll's.\n\nIf you want more 
 information or are interested in forming a boycott committee please reach 
 out to the boycott coordination team at: 
 BoycottCoordination@gmail.com.\n\nTo learn more about the campaign, visit 
 boycottsakumaberries.com.\n\nTo make this tour possible please consider 
 donating to the tour fund at: www.gofundme.com/farmworkerjustice\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/21/18784323.php
SUMMARY:Respect farmworkers: Boycott Driscoll's
LOCATION:Costco 1006 West Wabash Ave, Eureka, CA\nand\nEureka Labor Temple 840 E St, 
 Eureka, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/03/21/18784323.php
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