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ALRB reports seven complaints issued covering crops from okra to cauliflower
Summary
Executive officer Santiago reported seven unfair labor practice complaints were issued between mid-December and Dec. 30, involving employers and farm labor contractors across Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Fresno, Monterey and Santa Barbara counties.
At the Agricultural Labor Relations Board—s informational meeting on Jan. 8, 2025, Santiago (Executive Officer) reported that staff issued seven complaints or consolidated complaints covering a range of crops and counties.
The report gives stakeholders an overview of recent enforcement activity: Santiago listed each complaint by respondent, crop type, county and case number and said further information and case files are available on the board—s website under the meetings tab.
Santiago said the complaints and dates include: a complaint issued Dec. 17 (case referenced as 2023 CE 050 SAL) involving Nanitachi Farm Inc. and okra in Los Angeles County; a complaint involving Mars Farms and blackberries in Ventura County issued Dec. 18 (case referenced as 2023 CE-031 SAL); a PERB(?) complaint issued Dec. 23 involving Grimway Enterprises Inc. (lettuce in Kern County) and CYMA Orchids Corporation (orchids and succulents in Ventura County); a consolidated complaint issued Dec. 20 involving grapes in Fresno County (case 2023 CE 009 VIS et al.); a complaint issued Dec. 20 against Arrigo Brothers and related respondents involving cauliflower in Monterey County (case 2023 CE-043 SAL); and an amended complaint filed Jan. 7/Dec. 30 referenced as Betteravia Farms, LLC (case 2023 CE 014 SAL) involving cauliflower in Santa Barbara County; Santiago closed by saying the amended complaint was filed yesterday relative to the report and directing board members to the website for the full reports.
Santiago concluded, "That concludes my report, and happy to answer any questions," and no board members followed up with questions during the meeting.
Lesser details: Santiago noted that additional case materials and case numbers are available on the ALRB website under the meetings tab; the transcript contains the case numbers and counties as reported by Santiago.
