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Tell Governor Cooper to take action to protect agricultural workers during COVID-19

June 17, 2020 by Anna Jensen

North Carolina’s field and food processing workers face many barriers to accessing essential services, especially during times of emergency. Agricultural workers are particularly vulnerable in times like these because of isolation, language barriers, lack of transportation, and lack of connection to services in the community.

The NC Farmworker Advocacy Network (ncfan.org) asks you to join us in urging Governor Cooper to take critical action in support of one of our state’s most vulnerable and essential workforces – agricultural workers, so that these workers can be safe and continue to provide the necessary food and agricultural products on which our communities and state economy depends.

  • Provide migrant farmworkers with access to healthcare services and other resources.
  • Ensure migrant agricultural workers are not put at risk in their employer-provided housing.
  • Ensure agricultural workers are able to protect themselves from exposure while working.
  • Protect workers who get sick from retaliation. 
  • Ensure H-2A farmworkers are able to enroll in the ACA, ensure Spanish interpretation for health information, and provide adequate PPE for healthcare workers serving agricultural workers. 

The agricultural community is one that is often overlooked and excluded from protections, so making sure their needs are considered in our state’s emergency planning is critical. By listing your organization, you agree to have your organization identified on this petition that we will share with Governor Cooper. You can also sign as an individual. If you would like to read the full letter to Governor Cooper, click here.


Signatures

NeenuAbraham
MartyAden
VeronicaAguilar
SusanAlan
MarinaAleman
ElizabethAlley
DaisyAlmonte
FilogoniaAltamirano
GladisAlvarado
DavidAmbaras
SharonAmbrose
LinseyAmundson
JoyAnderson Gallion
DerekAnderson
ShelAnderson
DemarcusAndrews
ElinorAngel
MeghanAntol
DonaldArabian
ElizabethArant
EvelynArcher
ThomasArcury
RubyArellano
NicoleArguedas Villalobos
JoanArnold
TaylorArnold
GregArrington
CobyAustin
William DavidAustin
RachelBaker
KarenBarfield
SergioBarojas
AndresBarrera
MaryBass
MarianBeane
JennieBelle
RoxanaBendezu
DelfinoBenitez
EvanBenz
JONELLEBERKY MARABLE
NadeenBir
melissablack
AnaBlackburn
ShawnBlackwelder
DanielaBlanco
DavidBland
AnneBleyman
HalenaBohs
KatrinaBond
EmiliaBoyette
ScottBradley
TeresaBratton
JohanaBravo
macarenabravo
LauraBray
AmberBreckenridge
koehlerbriceno
FrankBricio
KatieBricio
CarolBrooke
FionaBrown
TaureanBrown
IsaiahBryant
KerryBullock-Ozkan
MatthewBurawski
CandaceBurch
BridgetteBurge
HananBurka
RebeccaBurmester
JeremyBurnison
JessicaBurroughs
EmmaBurton
YanneliBustos
YeseniaBustos
YessieBustos
LeslieButterfield
TiaByers
LindseyCable
BarbaraCain
BryanCambra
GillCampbell
PaulCanady
VictorCanales
JenniferCardenas
MaryCarloss
DonnaCarlton
MortonCarpenter
MaryCarroll
DebberaCarson
AnneCassebaum
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JaredCates
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TerryDavid
AllisonDavidson
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Rev. CharlesDavidson
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MarkieDavis
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PaulaDempsey
SheilaDenn
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KatherineDÌ_az
JennaDick
JosephDipierro
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stevenedelstein
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RobertEdwards
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VirginiaHebert
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ClaireHermann
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OMartÌ_nez
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JenniferMcGovern
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SarahMcIntyre
Lester & PattyMcKeel
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fedelmamckenna
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