Can’t wait to see all the Americans who are going to do this after we deport the hardworking people who are actually willing to do this. - ThreadSky

terrydresbach.bsky.social • 98 days ago

Can’t wait to see all the Americans who are going to do this after we deport the hardworking people who are actually willing to do this.

Reposted from United Farm Workers

Fresh herbs are harvested and bundled by hand. Parsley workers in Ventura County, CA are paid a piece rate of around $2 per crate of 60-65 bundles. The skill and speed of the worker here is remarkable.

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cindivan.bsky.social•98 days ago

I live in wine country in Canada (not out west but the Niagara area) and we use tons of labour as well for grapes etc. and if we didn’t have them the work would not get done. I don’t see any Canadians stepping up for backbreaking hot/cold outdoor work.

terrydresbach.bsky.social•98 days ago

I often comment that I have never seen a white American selling oranges on a freeway overpass, to support their family.

annagrammy1.bsky.social•98 days ago

Those herbs are going to rot in the fields because Americans won't do that hard work.

michellecoder.bsky.social•96 days ago

All the posts about the miserable conditions in fields are making me wonder why conditions continue to be so bad for these workers and why no one does anything about it. And no mention of the chemicals they’re exposed to and how many develop serious illnesses.

terrydresbach.bsky.social•96 days ago

Because our number one requirement for food is that it is CHEAP.

michellecoder.bsky.social•96 days ago

So, in 2024 we turn a blind eye to human suffering for cheap groceries and clothing. A true gauge of 200 years of American culture? Our society exists because of the invasion and genocide of another nation and the institutionalization of a system of human bondage. That curse is a festering wound.

terrydresbach.bsky.social•96 days ago

We have been doing that since the 90s.

michellecoder.bsky.social•96 days ago

Is that when prices dropped significantly? When I was young I remember seasonal fresh food wasn’t as expensive, but most clothing, toys, shoes and appliances etc. weren’t cheap. Of course there were fewer choices in food stuffs.

terrydresbach.bsky.social•95 days ago

That is when bill Clinton (and others) organized NAFTA and opened the floodgates to manufacturing CHEAP goods overseas and changed American’s economic values forever.

Don’t save up and buy something that will last for a long time. Just buy the cheapest option possible and then another…

annamaescheuerman.bsky.social•98 days ago

I hope people are planning and preparing for all these changes that will directly affect their lives. I know we have been talking about it for years.

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