Workers and the United Farm Workers of America Sue a Washington State Mushroom Farm Over Labor Disputes

Several workers and the United Farm Workers of America have sued a Sunnyside mushroom farm, alleging they faced retaliation for unionizing.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday morning in Yakima County Superior Court accuses Windmill Farms — formerly Ostrom Mushroom Farm — of intimidating, harassing and firing workers who supported efforts to unionize. Workers voted to unionize in September 2022 but Ostrom wouldn’t recognize the move.

The lawsuit said Canadian-owned Windmill Farms began initiating unfair worker policies immediately after it acquired the company in February.

Read the source article at Yakima Herald-Republic