DOWN on the FARM
with Tom Willey
Our Thoughts
May 6, ’16: Picket lines alongside striking Baja California field workers. Dvera Saxton and Elio Santos
May 6, ’16: Picket lines alongside striking Baja California field workers. Dvera Saxton and Elio Santos
Fruits and vegetables daily gracing our tables are harvested by a similar work force on both sides of an international border. While California’s minimum wage soars from $8.00 to $15.00 per hour, Mexican farm workers struggle to earn $10.00 for an entire day’s labor.
Host Tom Willey speaks with guests CSU Fresno anthropologist Dvera Saxton and student Elio Santos while they share their recent experience on picket lines alongside striking Baja California field workers.
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