"Heat" (by the Courage Campaign)

Audon Felix Garcia died in a field near Bakersfield in 2008. This heartbreaking story reminds us what is at stake with the CA Employee Free Choice Act, which Governor Schwarzeneger just vetoed.

With one year left in his term, we can't count on Gov. Schwarzenegger to change his heart or his mind. But the five declared or likely candidates for Governor -- Jerry Brown, Tom Campbell, Gavin Newsom, Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman -- can be pressured to pledge to sign this bill when the Legislature passes it again.

Take action by signing a petition to these gubernatorial candidates to promise to support this bill when the Legislature passes it again:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/BeatTheHeat

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Heat
• farmworkers
• Courage Campaign
• UFW
• United Farm Workers
• Alma Felix
• California
• Audon Felix Garcia
• deaths

[ReliableInsider]

I wonder whether Schwarzeneger ever drank water before he lifted weights.

[quixoticexploits]

Heartbreaking and it's time for a new

Governor of California.

[doug32062]

Swartzenstupid is such a biggoted piece of shit!

[Meteoro7]

Really insightful.

[ConfusedContrail]

Eh, ever heard of bringing water? I feel bad, but this can easily be avoided. Typical liberal ad appealing to pathos and nothing else.

[kellyelainewright61]

I am white and an American & I worked cleaning New homes that did;nt have electricity yet so if it is 100 degree's outside then it is well over a hundred degree's inside the house I also climbed up a 16foot ladder & scraped paint off widows in 100 degree weather .TAKE WATER WITH YOU ! hello I don't get your point !if you know they won;t provide water ,and it is hot ,why wouldn't you take some with you ?

[markymarkatfb7]

An emotional push to get people to support unions. Pathetic attempt

[JMLegends]

Thank you for pointing that out, flactemnad. I certainly am for supporting the well-being of farm workers, and I am not anti-union, but let's have the facts--the nuts and bolts--of the bill. Not a sentimental appeal. JM

[prolificF8]

I agree with flactemnad. What is the tie-in? How this will directly assist workers with unfair labor practices. There was mention of boycotting the grape by stzach. The boycott of the grape worked because the laborers were behind the boycott and in significant numbers. Part of the Courage Campaign's involvement should be in educating the public and really digging deep into the entirety of the California Employee Free Choice Act. What else is in this bill?

[flactemnad]

If you'd dare to give links to the bill itself, or details of what the bill proposed we'd be much better informed. Instead I look up the California Employee Free Choice Act, and it turns out to be a unionizing legislation bill.

Sure, unions MIGHT be better at protecting the workers, as that's their real job, but this bill had nothing to do with rights during high heat, water access, shade access and the like.

Slightly disingenuous in my opinion.

[aznjokeryou]

there's a typo on your video. "Neice" is mispelled.