"On August 26, one thousand angry farm workers descended on a government office in Visalia, California to demand freedom – from a union.

Center for Worker Freedom sends letter to politicians urging them to restore First Amendment rights to Fresno farm workers

On Tuesday July 29 the Center for Worker Freedom (CWF) delivered a letter to California lawmakers and business leaders traveling in Mexico, including Gov. Jerry Brown and a dozen state representatives and senators.

CWF's Execuitve Director Matt Patterson, writes for the Organe Country Register today about United Farm Workers attempt to force a contract on workers at Gerawan Farming located in Fresno, California.

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Matt Patterson: Democracy denied for Fresno farm workers

By MATT PATTERSON / Contributing Writer

Published: July 16, 2014 Updated: 5:00 p.m.

Last week, Executive Director Matt Patterson was interviewed in Fresno regarding the UFW's attempt to unionize Gerawan Farming Inc. To listen to the entire interview click here.

Matt Patterson of the CWF writes for flashreport.org about the United Farm Workers and its (UFW) attempt to organize farm workers in Fresno, California.

Patterson explains the current situation and history of this conflict between the UFW and Gerawan Farming Inc. Stating that: “…the UFW ran into a little snag — the laborers themselves, most of whom were too young to have voted in the original union election more than two decades earlier.... see no need for a union.”

Progressive Politicians Set to Abandon Their Values To Placate Big Labor

The City Council of Berkeley, California has on its July 8 agenda whether or not to support the United Farm Workers (UFW) in the union’s attempt to forcibly organize agricultural workers at Gerawan Farming Inc., a family-owned fruit producer in the Fresno area.

Big Labor dealt setback as Court reins in coercive dues collection

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