Gallery: Protesters highlight living conditions for workers on Owasco farm
About six months after a workers' residence was condemned at Melrose Farm in Owasco, farm labor advocates returned to the farm Tuesday to protest what they said was a continuation of the poor living conditions and called upon government leaders to take action.
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Picketers stand together as Rebecca Fuentes, right, the lead organizer of the Workers' Center of Central New York, speaks into a megaphone while protesting living conditions for workers at Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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Julienne O'Field protests living conditions for workers on Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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Rebecca Fuentes, right, the lead organizer of the Workers' Center of Central New York, speaks out during a protest Tuesday in support of workers at Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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New York State Police stand by as picketers protest living conditions for workers at Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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Picketers stand together protesting conditions at Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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During a protest across the street from Melrose Farm, Crispin Hernandez, of the Workers' Center of Central New York, uses a megaphone.
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Picketers stand together protesting living conditions for workers at Melrose Farm in Owasco.
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A posted sign warns against trespassing at Melrose Farm.
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