United Farm Workers to Boycott Gallo
Beginning tomorrow, the United Farm Workers (UFW) plan on boycotting Gallo until a new contract can be worked out for UFW Gallo of Sonoma employees. The UFW plans on relying heavily on the internet, using email lists from certain political, labor, and environmental groups, as opposed to the old school method of standing in front of local Grocery stores to boycott the wine.
Since last summer, the union has launched e-mail protests against events that featured Gallo wine; solicited letters from national labor leaders; collected thousands of signatures through online petitions; set up an anti-Gallo website designed by cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz; and won a resolution of support from the Los Angeles City Council.
It has become more and more common for wineries to hire seasonal employees by means of a third party Contractor, in turn benefits for these employees come through the Contractor and are limited. The workers at Gallo under the UFW haven’t had a new contract since 2003.
