One of the most significant highlights of 2016, for me, was the phone call I received the night before Labor Day to inform me that Familias Unidas por la Justicia and Sakuma Brothers Farm had signed a legally binding agreement outlining how the two parties would settle a four-year-long labor dispute on Sakuma Brothers’ berry farm in Washington State.
Author: Kerstin Lindgren
Kerstin Lindgren is campaign director for Fair World Project. Prior to FWP, she worked with a variety of food and agriculture businesses and NGOs including Domestic Fair Trade Association. She holds a masters degree from Tufts University in Agriculture, Food, and Environment.