A Healdsburg winery has agreed to pay over $300,000 in lost wages to several agricultural workers following an unfair labor practice complaint filed by the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the board said Thursday.
Mauritson Farms Inc. has been growing grapes in the Dry Creek Valley since 1868, according to the company's website. Currently, the family business manages 310 vineyards across the Dry Creek and Alexander valleys and Rockpile Appellation.
According to the complaint filed by ALRB, farm workers were not rehired after they raised concerns about transportation, bathrooms, shade, breaks, work hours and their treatment by the foreman, Juan Lopez. From 2019 to 2021, Mauritson Farms employed Mexican citizens to harvest grapes, all of which had work visas, ARLB said in its complaint.
The complaint alleges that the workers were discriminated against and not rehired in retaliation for their"protected concerted activity" in raising concerns. On Thursday, ALRB announced a $328,077 settlement with Mauritson Farms for lost wages associated with 21 workers.The ARLB will be holding a press conference Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Healdsburg Plaza, located at Healdsburg Avenue and Matheson Street in Healdsburg. Representatives from ARLB, the North Bay Jobs with Justice coalition of labor and community groups and local farmworker leader Margarita Garcia will attend.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kate Spade 24-Hour Flash Deal: Get This $300 Tote Bag for Just $83 - E! OnlineYou only have one day to save 72% on the Kate Spade Kitt Large Tote, which is available in six colors.
Read more »
Who Will Stand Up for Renters? Their Elected Representatives, Who Also Rent.When Matt Haney entered the California Legislature, he discovered that he was part of a tiny minority: a legislator who rents. Haney, 41, has never owned property and has spent his adult life as a tenant. His primary residence is a one-bedroom apartment near downtown San Francisco. The rent is $3,258 a month. (He also paid a $300 deposit for Eddy and Ellis, two orange cats he adopted from a shelter during the pandemic.) “When I got there last year, it seemed that there were only three of us out
Read more »
‘Renowned’ California surgeon, 72, IDed as victim of fiery Santa Fe plane crashA “renowned” California surgeon has been identified as the victim of a plane crash in New Mexico just days after the doctor was killed when an engine failed on his Cessna and he smashed…
Read more »
California Man Collapses And Dies In 121 Degree Death Valley HeatNational Park officials said it was likely the second heat-related death in the region this month.
Read more »