Food Chain Workers Alliance
We are workers in the food system, employed on farms, in factories, warehouses, trucks, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, selling food on the streets and much more. We are organizing locally and globally to improve our working conditions and have a say in our workplaces and in our communities.
Food workers by the numbers
food workers in the United States
median annual income
more likely than other workers to be food insecure
more likely to lack healthcare coverage
in stolen wages (2010-2023)
covered by a union contract
Source: Food Chain Workers in 2025: Labor and Exploitation in the Food System
The latest
A note from Executive Director José López
Dear Friends, After a year of serving as FCWA’s interim leader, I’m so pleased to share that I have officially stepped into the role of Executive Director on a permanent basis. As a former food worker, Mexican-American immigrant, and one of FCWA’s first employees, I’m immensely proud to lead our organization; and grateful to our…
