Owen Salmon

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Owen Salmon is a Jamaican seasonal farm worker from Black River, St Elizabeth, who has dedicated nearly a decade to working at Wafler Farms in upstate New York. He recently gained attention in the news for expressing his happiness and relief over a new union contract negotiated by the United Farm Workers (UFW), which significantly increases wages and improves labor protections for farm workers. Under the new agreement, Salmon and his colleagues will earn competitive hourly wages and gain important rights, such as seniority and formal recourse for employment issues, marking a significant advancement for agricultural laborers in the region.