Farmworkers/laborers

Job description

This contract encompasses general farm labor and labor for cherries, apples, pears, and grapes. In addition to the start date listed in Section A.3, the employer anticipates the following supplemental start date: 06/08/2026.
The supplemental start date may be subject to change due to weather, crop and market conditions, and other factors.

Specific Job Requirements:
CHERRY HARVEST: The worker will hand harvest cherries. The worker will pick by grasping fruit with their hands and removing from the tree in a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. Furthermore, fruit must be placed into buckets or totes with care as to not bruise or damage the fruit. Picking will be performed by color, or color and size as well as by defects which would render the fruit unmarketable. Such defects include but are not limited to bird pecks, limb rubs, splits, and sunburn. The harvest supervisor will show all workers the correct way to pick cherries to reach the quality objectives. The worker will attach harness, bucket or tote and pick low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher fruit while standing on a ladder. The worker will carry a harness, bucket, or tote of up to 30 lbs. Fruit then, depending on circumstance, may either be transferred to a larger tote or bin or left in the buckets or totes. Workers must possess ability to pick up, handle a 6 ft.,8ft., or 10 ft., orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds.

See Addendum C: A.8a - Additional Job Duties.

Special Requirements

B.2) Worker must possess 2 months of tree fruit experience.
See Addendum C: B.6 - Additional Job Qualifications and Requirements.