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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — “Listen to our voices, do not ignore us,” farmworkers chanted in Spanish, as they protested outside the Marriott Hotel on Truxtun Avenue Tuesday morning.
For weeks now, those same demands have rung through Visalia, Wasco and now Bakersfield.
“We don’t want a union,” these workers also said loudly and clearly.
Workers took to the streets as a hearing began in the case of Wonderful Nurseries versus United Farm Workers.
Day 1 of the hearing was to discuss the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board’s (ALRB) certification of UFW as the Wonderful workers’ union.
These farm workers with Wonderful Nurseries claim they were tricked into unionizing with UFW and want out.
“We never knew that we were going to be part of a union,” said Ana Lopez, who said she’s been with the company for six years.
Farmworkers with Wonderful Nurseries accuse United Farm Workers of tricking them into unionizing.
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