May Day Events – Join us!

Join CAGJ to celebrate International Workers Day at two events: May Day Farmworker March: Sin Miedo! Without Fear! SUN April 30, 9 AM We will gather at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Rd Mount Vernon at 9AM and start marching at 10AM. At 11 am, we will stop at the intersection of Riverside Dr E […]

Recap: Banner-Making and Block-Printing Workshop!

  In April, CAGJ held our first Art-Making Workshop, where we made a stunning banner for the May Day Farmworker March – Marcha Campesina. Organized by Community to Community (C2C) and Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), the Marcha Campesina celebrates farmworkers and their inspiring history of labor organizing, in honor of International Workers Day.  […]

Report-back: Farm Visit to Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad

In September, CAGJ had the pleasure of visiting the Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad/Land and Liberation Cooperative farm. The farm, founded in 2017 by four members of Washington’s independent farmworker union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, is an attempt at creating a workplace where the workers themselves have a direct say in the direction of the […]

FUJ Solidarity Tour: FWMA Teach-In and Gates Action

Familias Unidas por la Justicia Farmworker Solidarity Tour Creando el Mundo Que Queremos Join Washington state’s Indigenous farmworker union Familias Unidas por la Justicia (Families United for Justice) as they embark on a Washington State tour to raise awareness about the problems with the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill which would extend the H2A […]

FUJ Solidarity Tour: Seattle Mystica, Rally and March

Familias Unidas por la Justicia Farmworker Solidarity Tour Creando el Mundo Que Queremos Join Washington state’s Indigenous farmworker union Familias Unidas por la Justicia (Families United for Justice) as they embark on a Washington State tour to raise awareness about the problems with the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill which would extend the H2A […]

Overview of the Sakuma Bros. Farm Berry Boycott

By Christina Leal, CAGJ activist Familias Unidas por la Justicia, an AFL CIO-endorsed member union based in Burlington, Washington, formed in the summer of 2013 in response to racial harassment, wage theft, and other labor malpractices faced by farmworkers at the Sakuma Brothers Farms, Inc. The union has since supported eight strikes and has been […]

Another Court Victory for Familias Unidas por La Justicia

The farmworker union Familias Unidas Por la Jusitica has won another court case! The union has been organizing for workers rights and a fair contract at Sakuma Bros. Berry Farm and calling for a Driscoll’s and Sakuma berries boycott until a fair contract is signed. The recent court case forces policy changes around visitors to […]

Call to Action for Farmworkers at Sakuma Bros. Farm

There is a critical need today and tomorrow (Sept 16 & 17) and beyond to call Sakuma Brothers Farms and demand that they negotiate a contract with the farm workers and their organizing committee, Familias Unidas por la Justicia.  The berries are ready to pick, the berry pickers are on strike, and Sakuma Bros Farms […]

Farmworkers Announce Berry Boycott in Western Washington

By Matt Canfield, CAGJ Volunteer Farmworkers in Skagit County, Washington have declared a boycott against Sakuma Brothers Farms’ products after failing to resolve an ongoing labor dispute. The farm, which makes over $6.1 million in profits, is one of the largest in the region. Yet for the past decade, farmworkers in the Skagit Valley have […]

CAGJ Statement in Support of Sakuma Farmworkers

The Community Alliance for Global Justice stands in solidarity with the Sakuma workers and their allies, including Community to Community Development/Communidad a Communidad in Bellingham. Farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farms began a second work stoppage on July 22, protesting low wages and unfair treatment. Workers claim that management is using a lower piece-rate wage to […]