*[Enwl-eng] 115+ degrees outside but agriculture corporations still want workers plucking fruit

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            These corporations make billions in revenue, but leave 
farmworkers to broil in triple-digit weather picking our fruits and 
vegetables

                  Sign Now


                  The climate change-induced summer heat wave is coming. And 
while it plans to spare no one, one particular population will bear the 
brunt of its fury: the people who pick our fruits and vegetables. According 
to scientists, forecasts predict that the western U.S. states — including 
California, home to most of the nation's agricultural production — will 
likely reach temperatures of 25 degrees above average this summer. Weather 
in the Central Valley of California, one of the most productive agricultural 
regions in the entire world, has already roared into triple-digit 
temperatures this year, up to a whopping 130 degrees Fahrenheit in some 
places.

                  These are temperatures that no living being should be 
forced out into, yet Big Ag corporations are giving these workers no other 
choice. Farm laborers do not recieve steady salaries or hourly wages, 
instead being paid "by the pail" — meaning how much they pluck each day. On 
top of that, they do not receive workplace benefits like paid time off, even 
for sickness or natural disasters. Extreme weather events force these 
workers to miss, on average, two weeks of (unpaid) work each year. Yet many 
families can't afford to miss those wages, meaning they must venture out 
into the blistering, deadly heat anyway. It has also historically meant 
working during severe wildfires, even when the air is choking and packed 
with toxic chemicals.

                  Meanwhile, their corporate employers are raking in the 
profits. When agriculture is called "big business," that's an 
understatement. The two most profitable agricultural corporations in the 
U.S. — Cargill and Tyson Foods — bring in upwards of $42 billion and $113 
billion in revenue, respectively, each year. But rich executives aren't 
sharing that wealth with their hard-working mostly immigrant, laborers. 
Instead they're hoarding these gains for themselves, while continuing to 
stretch and squeeze their workers to the breaking point. Sign the petition 
to demand these workers' extremely rich employers finally provide them with 
full benefits, including paid time off, healthcare, and salaries!

                  Thank you,

                         Miranda
                        The Care2 Petitions Team



                  P.S. Farmworkers are forced to choose between their health 
and safety, and "per pail" wages to feed their families. That's just not 
right — sign the petition now.









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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:19 AM
Subject: 115+ degrees outside but agriculture corporations still want 
workers plucking fruit

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