[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition telling the Trump administration not to cut wages of
hundreds of thousands of farm workers.

Dear MoveOn member,

Kamala Harris here. First, let me just say that I hope that you and your
loved ones are taking care of one another the best you can right now. We
need to be there for each other as we listen to public health experts and
work to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic together.

I'm writing to you because I believe in economic justice and basic
fairness for everyone. It was troubling for me to hear NPR's reporting
that the new White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to cut wages of hundreds of thousands
of essential farm workers.^1

[ [link removed] ]It's inexcusable to cut farm workers' wages, so I encourage you to sign
the United Farm Workers petition to fight for all farm workers

Tell the Trump administration to treat all farm workers with dignity and
respect—and make sure your members of Congress know that you will not
tolerate any cuts to wages of hundreds of thousands of essential guest
farm workers.

[3]Sign the petition

Instead of supporting and protecting all essential frontline farm workers
during this crisis, the Trump administration is seeking to lower wages for
some of them. They want you to be distracted with their attacks on the
World Health Organization, governors, and the media, but we can't lose
sight of this critical issue. It is absurd to even consider cutting farm
workers' wages—we must fight for all farm workers.

As my friends at the UFW point out, the wage cuts sought by the Trump
administration will not only hurt vulnerable guest farm workers, they will
depress wages for all farm workers nationwide. Agriculture industry "aid"
that excludes the essential workforce and drives down wages is a clear
warning sign to working people in every industry.

Many farm workers are already vastly underpaid for doing backbreaking work
to put food on our tables.

While we're staying at home, they are out there working hard for their
families and yours.

Frankly, they deserve a raise—not a pay cut.

[ [link removed] ]Sign this petition from the United Farm Workers.

Thank you.

–Kamala Harris

Source:

1. "White House Seeks To Lower Farmworker Pay To Help Agriculture
Industry," NPR, April 10, 2020
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