Farmworkers and Farmers Disagree on Oregon's Overtime Law
Some farmworkers claim they are making less money, while farmers argue they cannot afford to pay overtime.
Maria de Lourdes Navarro and her son, David Montiel, work in the grape harvest season in the Willamette Valley. Their day starts at 5 a.m. with coffee, packing lunch, and arriving at the job site by 7 a.m. They haul heavy buckets of grapes and return home by early afternoon.
“When we get back [home], we wash our dirty gloves. And work clothes need to be set aside. We don’t have a washing machine here. So we have to go do laundry elsewhere,”
Navarro said, describing her daily routine. She usually cooks and goes to bed by 8 p.m. to get up early the next day.
Farmworkers like Navarro and farmers are at odds over the effectiveness of Oregon's overtime law.
- Farmworkers say they are not benefiting from the law.
- Farmers claim they cannot afford to pay overtime.
Author's summary: Farmworkers and farmers disagree on Oregon's overtime law effectiveness.
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