Harvest at Hiyu Wine Farm, Hood River, Oregon / Photo by Nate Ready
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) into law. It allowed employees to unionize and negotiate competitive wages and working conditions. Agricultural workers, however, were not included.
The treatment of agricultural workers in the United States is “deep in the shadows of slavery,” says Elizabeth Strater, director of strategic campaigns for the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), the country’s largest union for agricultural workers.
A precursor to the UFW, the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) was created in 1962 by labor activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. The NFWA advocated for workers in California’s most lucrative agricultural industry: grape growing. After years of boycotts and community organization, the NFWA secured the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA), which guaranteed the rights of farm workers to organize and coll
Editor’s note: Schools are closed to visitors and extra activities right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so we thought we’d take a look back at past philanthropic activities at local schools. Here’s a look back at local Lutheran students donating to a good cause in September 2017.
A dress down day at eight Lutheran schools in September 2017 raised more than $8,300 to benefit Lutheran South Academy. The Pre-K-12th grade school with 800-plus students located in Houston, Texas, experienced extensive damage to its facilities from Hurricane Harvey.
“The school sustained unimaginable damage right before school started for the year. We felt driven to do something. I’m beyond thankful for the generosity of the Lutheran community and pray the funds will bless the school and give them the opportunity to rebuild a little bit faster,” said Principal Zack Klug in a news release.