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Workers Made to Race in 100+ Degree Weather


Society & Culture  (tags: iumarra, grapes, workers rights, food, rights, business, corporate, farms, farming )

NotSilent
- 97 days ago - ufwaction.org
HELP THESE WORKERS ! .....Giumarra--the world's largest table grape company, who uses the Nature's Partner label is intimidating workers and forcing them to race against other workers in temperatures over 100 degrees to avoid being suspended.
Comments

NotSilent SpeakTheTruth (42)
Tuesday September 8, 2009, 7:16 pm

Here is the website for the company Giumarra, Natures Partner:

http://www.giumarra.com/

Here is just some of the contact info on the site:

California Grapes - Giumarra Vineyards

Office: (661) 395-7000
Office: (661) 395-7100
Fax: (661) 395-7195

Let them know that whatever they do is public and they can't get away with abuses like they have been.

And even if you don't think this matters because it isn't you, then that makes me wonder about you but at the same time let me remind you that the more companies that get away with this behavior the more will do it and it will affect more and more people.

Speak up!
 

Dandelion G. (130)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 8:10 am
This is horrible how people who are just trying to stay alive, feed themselves and their family are treated. These sob's who do this to people...I hope one day soon will wake up and see how unnecessary it is to treat people like this. Kindness and fair treatment will have the workers producing much better over the long haul then wearing them out to near collaspe or death.
Gladly signed.
 

Just Carole (427)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 8:24 am

I am so happy to see you presenting this here, NS . . . I recently made an action for it at Change.org and it deserves more publicity!
 

Pamylle G. (257)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 8:25 am
Inhumane ! Signed ! Thanks for posting, NotSilent, and for forwarding, dear Dandelion.
 

Gudrun D. (100)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:12 am
Signed!
 

faith a. (183)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:18 am
Thanx Dandelion and signed with pleasure.I wonder what brand grapes they sell so I will avoid buying them... will look farther.
I Waaassss muttering something about corporational inhumanity and stupidity while signing.This is no way to insure that ur workers will do a good job or anything that resembles a good Team effort as a matter of fact it is an excellent recipe for bankruptcy.
 

Tierney G. (316)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:30 am
Signed this a few days ago. They are having many problems. Thank you for posting this. Thank you Gudrun ,Dandelion and Not silent
 

Mandi T. (268)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:31 am
Horrible. Glaldy SIGNED.
 

Cheree Million (135)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:37 am
Noted & signed. Thanks
 

Greg Hand (58)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:42 am
noted & signed also Thanks
 

Raffi Sabra Mu is Gone (339)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:45 am
Signed and noted. Thanks NotSilent.
 

Karen S. (96)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:49 am
Noted and signed. Thanks NS.
 

Daphna Yanez (115)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 9:56 am
note and signed Thanks
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (266)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 10:00 am
Thannnx.. this is truly intimidation in the first degree, I hope that this company will be held accountable..
 

Laurie W. (161)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 10:22 am
noted and signed
 

Suzybell H. (221)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 10:29 am
Noted and signed,Thanks,NotSilent
 

Biggi Huss (33)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 10:47 am
Noted, signed & forwarded.
 

Barry B. (20)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 10:52 am
Signed. But this should be no surprise to anyone. I grew up in California, and the exploitation of farm workers has been standard practice since long before even I was born. Cesar Chavez made major inroads in workers' rights, but the Regan-Bush-Bush administrations have eroded many of the advances.
 

Teresa Mac Tavish (195)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 11:03 am
SIGNED, THANK YOU, AND I WILL TRY TO CALL THERE RIGHT NOW !
HUGGLES TERESA
 

Rhonda Maness (465)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 12:21 pm
Thank You
 

Bee Hive Lady (328)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 2:00 pm
Thank you N,S, Y D, noted and signed.
 

Gemma H. (47)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 4:59 pm
Noted & gladly signed ~ thanks Not Silent.
I worked in 126o heat & know first hand the consequences to one's health.
 

Barbara Liebowitz (899)
Wednesday September 9, 2009, 5:54 pm
noted and signed
 

dve d. (32)
Thursday September 10, 2009, 12:44 am
far to hot to work
 

chris b. (1329)
Thursday September 10, 2009, 2:12 am
People who exploit humans or animals are no differen,t their interest is the almighty dollar and how much work or profit can can I make out of them by exploiting them even harder!
 

susan f. (30)
Thursday September 10, 2009, 4:46 am
Signed and Noted
 

Scarlett P. (93)
Thursday September 10, 2009, 8:00 am
Signed...
 

Susan M. (251)
Friday September 11, 2009, 1:27 am
DONE THANK YOU
 

NoForwards G. (129)
Friday September 11, 2009, 3:09 am
Noted and signed
 

Rebecca F. (131)
Friday September 11, 2009, 6:46 am
noted & signed
 

Brigid C. (37)
Friday September 11, 2009, 4:12 pm
I have noted and signed, how inhuman!!
 

Standsalone Wolf (10)
Sunday September 13, 2009, 9:16 am
thats just wrong sad thing is they are not alone in this many others are going through some worse than others
many prayers to everyone
standsalonewolf.,
 

Carolyn T. (235)
Wednesday September 16, 2009, 7:31 am
Noted and signed. ' Thank you for signing the petition telling Giumarra/Nature's Partner that they are not above the law." This is yet another example of greed willing to exact any price for the profit line. Disgusting! Thank you for posting the story, Not Silent!

 

Songbird Having lots of pain (379)
Wednesday September 16, 2009, 7:00 pm
This truly makes me sick. People who try to work hard and have a good life do not need to be treated like this. I for one know how it feels to be treated as so much. I worked construction the only woman out there in the fielf, but ya know what I showed the unhappy butt that I was better at the job than they were. I done drywall finishing when I got done at the end of the day you couldn't even tell I had worked even though I may have went through 8or 9 buckette of drywall compound weighing 65 pounds each. But jerks like this Oh Heck no I did not take it I was right up there in there face back. No one deserves to be treated like this no matter where they work . a good smack down will get there attention even if then loose there job apeal it, more than likly they will get it back and he will be gones. Thanks Not Slient.
 
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