But especially as the climate crisis brings more intense storms, fires and heatwaves – workers say it’s far from enough. The pilot program was unprecedented, and hard won by Rodriguez and other vineyard workers, who have been fiercely advocating for something like it for years. The majority of them farm workers, who will receive a one-time payment of between $250 and $800 this month.
About 1,100 people have applied for the funds, county officials said. Now, for the first time ever, he might be getting some compensation.Ī new initiative in Sonoma county is offering low-income residents disaster relief funds for lost wages as well as property damage due to the storm. In recent years, Rodriguez, 43, has been called off work periodically – due to extreme heat waves in the summer and wildfires in the fall, and storms in the winter. “For us farm workers, disasters will strike.” “It’s sad sometimes because my kids really understand,” he said. He had to tell his 12-year-old son, who’d just joined the school basketball team, that they could no longer afford the shoes for him. The 43-year-old single father had to drain his savings to make rent, managing to feed his two kids with provisions from the food bank. Water floods a vineyard in Santa Rosa, California.
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