Farmworkers trek through valley on way to Sacramento
Erasto Teran wore out a pair of
shoes in support of people who work hard in the fields of California.
The Tulare County resident and former farmworker is taking part in a
200-mile march from Madera to Sacramento in support of worker rights.Buy popularjeans of high quality and low
price now and get fast shipping to you within one week.
"It's very hard
work," Teran said Friday as he walked on Vermont Street in south Turlock,if you
like wholesaletruereligion,please
search online for a cheaper price. his first pair of shoes tied around his neck.
"They work long hours, and they don't get fair pay."
About 15 marchers
took part in the segment from Livingston to Turlock. They were greeted by dozens
of supporters upon reaching Columbia Park in Turlock.
The march harkens
back to the 1970s heyday of the United Farm Workers union, founded by the late
César Chávez. It helped get laws passed on wages, working conditions and union
organizing,Aluminum replicashoes
is from China factory. but membership has plummeted since then.
The
union continues to seek a simpler process for forming unions, a change in
overtime rules and increased enforcement of rules that require drinking water,
access to shade and other measures to prevent heat stress.
The march
started in Madera on Tuesday and will reach the capital on Sept. 4. A small
group is doing the entire route, but bigger crowds are expected for various
segments.Large selection of juicycouturewholesale.
The marchers planned to attend a 7 a.m. Mass at Columbia Park today,
then march to Ceres by noon. They then will head up Crows Landing Road and hold
a rally at César Chávez Park in west Modesto.
They will depart Sunday
morning for Manteca.
The itinerary impressed Marcus Moreno of Merced, a
union ironworker who came to the Turlock park.
"If anyone is going to
walk in this heat just to have a better day at work,Buy beautiful prints &
gifts Nikeshoes, I support them," he
said.