California Farm workers are organizing this, and using a petition online to also gain traction, here's the Instagram post copied:
LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) is not organizing the strike
But activists behind the movement are linking to LULACs petition because it asks for the same demands the strike is pushing for like protections for undocumented essential workers and immediate pathways to citizenship
So what IS the petition?
Its called Protect Essential Workers and its on LULACs official site
When you sign it, your info gets sent to Congress asking them to legalize essential workers including farmworkers whove held this country up through pandemics, fires, heat waves, and more. Theyve earned their dignity, protection, and peace of mind
This is a strategic move. Activists are using a credible petition from an established org to give people a real action step. Doesnt mean LULAC is behind the strike. But it does mean this movement is smart, organized, and pushing the right buttons
But heres the question a lot of people are too nervous to ask out loud
Is it actually real if theres no date and its all TBD?
And heres a fact that doesnt get shared enough
🔹 About 73 percent of farmworkers in the U.S. are immigrants
🔹 Roughly half are undocumented
🔹 These are the people planting, picking, packing, and processing the food you eat
🔹 They do backbreaking work in extreme heat for poverty wages
🔹 And during COVID, they were called essential while being denied basic protections
(Source: USDA Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Workers Survey)
So yes, this is real
And long overdue
But heres why some people are unsure
Theres no set strike date. Just within 48 hours notice
No confirmed union support like UFW or CIW yet
No official press releases, websites, or public safety plans
Nothing in the news cycle from major outlets
So heres the truth
Its real in the way a storm on the horizon is real
The clouds are forming. The pressure is building. People are watching
Its not fake
But its not fully formed
Its a movement in motion
And sometimes thats the most powerful place to be
If enough people take it seriously, it becomes real
#HuelgaParaLaDignidad #FarmworkerStrike #ProtectEssentialWorkers #ImmigrantRights #LULAC #thisisnotnew
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(Repost @cultura_movement @jcfrias )
LINK IN BIO FOR PETITION,
Will share more about strike when more info. Stay tuned.
A national farmworker strike is coming.
Its called Huelga Para La Dignidadand its not just about labor. Its about survival.
Farmworkers are demanding immediate citizenship, an end to raids and deportations, and protections for all undocumented essential workers.
California produces most of the nations fruit, vegetables, nuts, and wine.
Without labor, there is no harvest. Without justice, there will be no silence.
📢 Dont wait until its too late.
🍎 Dont buy produce during the strike.
📲 Share this post.
🗣️ Speak up and spread the word.
✍️ Sign the petition: https://lulac.org/act/protect-essential-workers
📌 Use the hashtag: #HuelgaParaLaDignidad
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