Yakima Herald-Republic

A year after strikes, Yakima Valley fruit packing workers say there's still more to be done

On May 7, 2020, Agustin Lopez walked out of his job at Allan Bros. He was one of a group of workers that went on strike over the company’s response to COIVD-19. A year later, Lopez still works at the ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Fruit packing houses say they're making efforts to protect workers

On May 7, Allan Bros. became the first packing house in Yakima County where workers protested the company’s response to COVID-19. The strike at Allan Bros. and at several other fruit packing houses in ...
The Fresno Bee

Man who worked at Tulare County fruit packing plant that had coronavirus has died

A worker at a fruit packing plant in rural Tulare County where some employees had coronavirus has died. Legacy Packing and Cold Storage in Dinuba first confirmed two employees with COVID-19 in May, ...
Oregonian

A Hood River area fruit packing plant hires teens as coronavirus fears keep at-risk workers home

The pear season was well underway in the Hood River valley when the coronavirus pandemic hit Oregon and Washington. “The initial impact was fear and uncertainty,” said Doug Gibson vice president of ...