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United Farm Worker union protest during a strike against the Wonderful Company

Much of what the United Farm Worker union does goes unreported. One example occurred on January 11, 2019, ten miles north of Bakersfield, in a gigantic orange grove owned by Beverly Hills billionaire Stewart Resnick, whose Wonderful Company is the largest grower of fruit in the United States. Wonderful had just cut wages. On a freezing cold morning a single UFW organizer appeared, and in minutes formed hundreds of workers into an efficient picketing operation that shut down the harvest.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Bakersfield, Ca, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Richard Street