Farmworkers on strike at Primex Farms in Wasc

A union official says a group of about 50 farm workers at a California pistachio farm have gone on strike, demanding free face coverings, gloves and information from the farm's owner.

PISTACHIO FARM HAVE GONE ONSTRIKE.U-F-W OFFICIALS ARE DEMANDINGFREE FACE COVERINGS..GLOVES..

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AND INFORMATIONFROM THE FARM'S OWNER.OFFICIALS SAY WORKERS WEREPICKETING YESTERDAYOUTSIDE PRI-MEX FARMS IN WASCO-- AFTER THEY SAID THEY HEARDFROM A MEDIA REPORT THAT DOZENSOF THEIR COWORKERSTESTED POSITIVE FOR THECORONAVIRUS.FARM OFFICIALS RELEASED THISSTATEMENT THAT READ --"PRIMEX CANNOT CONTROL THECIRCUMSTANCES OR MONITORWHAT EMPLOYEES ARE DOING OUTSIDEON THEIR OWN TIME.PRIMEX IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THECLEANEST PLANTS IN THEINDUSTRY...""...DESPITE GOING ABOVE ANDBEYOND OSHA AND CDC GUIDELINESIN CLEANING AND DISINFECTING ANDPROVIDING MASKS AND OTHERPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT,SOME OTHEREMPLOYEES CONTRACTED THE VIRUS."OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE CLOSINGTHE PLANT UNTILMONDAY -- AND HAVE IMPLEMENTED ACLEANING TASKFORCE TO ENSURE THE FACILITY ISCOVID-19 FREE.THEY ARE ALSO OFFERING FREETESTING FOR THE WORKERS.