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Julie Keown-Bomar is executive director of the Wisconsin Farmers Union and has a Ph.D in anthropology.

Op-ed: As Striketober Becomes Strikesgiving, Stand in Solidarity with Food Workers and Farmers

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November 5, 2021

DAVENPORT, IOWA - OCTOBER 15: Striking workers picket outside of the John Deere Davenport Works facility on October 15, 2021 in Davenport, Iowa. More than 10,000 John Deere employees, represented by the UAW, walked off the job yesterday after failing to agree to the terms of a new contract. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)