The Central Role of Agricultural Workers
Farm Worker Unions and Organizations
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Department 100 of the IWW strives to organize all workers in agriculture and fisheries into the following unions:
Agricultural Workers Industrial Union 110 All workers who cultivate land, raise crops, or work with livestock including those workers on farms, ranches, orchards and plantations, and those workers in supporting industries such as breeding and large animal veterinary services.
Lumber Workers Industrial Union 120 All workers on tree farms, in forestry and logging operations, in saw and shingle mills, in preparing wood for fuel and manufacture, and in bark, brush and sap collection.
Fishery Workers Industrial Union 130 All workers who fish and harvest on oceans, lakes, and rivers including those workers who are engaged in receiving, unloading, and processing catches at the wharf and those workers who specifically distribute these products.
Greeenhouse and Nursery Workers Industrial Union 140 All workers who produce, harvest and process crops grown under cover including those workers in nurseries, flower gardens, green- and hot- houses, and those workers involved in the distribution of these products.
United Farmworkers of America
Political Organization
Farm Worker Unions and Organizations
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Department 100 of the IWW strives to organize all workers in agriculture and fisheries into the following unions:
Agricultural Workers Industrial Union 110 All workers who cultivate land, raise crops, or work with livestock including those workers on farms, ranches, orchards and plantations, and those workers in supporting industries such as breeding and large animal veterinary services.
Lumber Workers Industrial Union 120 All workers on tree farms, in forestry and logging operations, in saw and shingle mills, in preparing wood for fuel and manufacture, and in bark, brush and sap collection.
Fishery Workers Industrial Union 130 All workers who fish and harvest on oceans, lakes, and rivers including those workers who are engaged in receiving, unloading, and processing catches at the wharf and those workers who specifically distribute these products.
Greeenhouse and Nursery Workers Industrial Union 140 All workers who produce, harvest and process crops grown under cover including those workers in nurseries, flower gardens, green- and hot- houses, and those workers involved in the distribution of these products.
United Farmworkers of America
Political Organization
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