On February 26, 2025, the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) formally withdrew its request for mandatory mediation and conciliation (MMC) with Wonderful Nurseries, just as the mediation process was set to begin. The first mediation session had been scheduled to commence on or after February 25, 2025. 

UFW cited as its reason for withdrawal a February 12, 2025, communication from Wonderful Nurseries, in which the company disclosed a change in its business plans which will result in a decrease in its labor force.  

On March 3, 2025, ALRB Executive Secretary Santiago Avila-Gomez served Wonderful Nurseries with a formal notice acknowledging UFW’s withdrawal from the MMC process. In the notice, Avila-Gomez observed that, due to the lack of statutory or regulatory provisions addressing the withdrawal of an MMC request, the ALRB would take no further action on the MMC petition originally filed by the UFW. 

This withdrawal effectively halts the MMC process between UFW and Wonderful Nurseries, leaving uncertainty about the next steps between the company and the union.