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Download full textCOHEN, IRVING J. – 1966
EARLY ATTEMPTS DURING THE 20TH CENTURY TO ORGANIZE FARM WORKERS, TO GAIN WAGE INCREASES, AND TO SECURE EMPLOYER RECOGNITION OF A UNION AS THE WORKERS' AGENT FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FAILED. AN ESTIMATED 380 AGRICULTURAL STRIKES INVOLVED OVER 200,000 WORKERS IN 33 STATES BETWEEN 1930 AND 1948. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, ENACTED AS A RESULT…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Labor Demands, Labor Legislation
World Confederation of Labour, Brussels (Belgium). – 1974
According to its president, Marcel Pepin, the World Confederation of Labour (W.C.L.) offers man a way to follow his ideals of fraternity and solidarity within an intellectual framework open to discussion and world-wide point of view. The W. C. L. has tried in recent years to become in particular a mouthpiece for workers in underdeveloped…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, International Crimes, International Law, International Organizations
National Migrant Information Clearinghouse, Austin, TX. Juarez-Lincoln Center. – 1974
A directory of programs and services available to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Michigan, this document is the fourth in the Comprehensive National Survey of Migrant Programs series. Information for the directory was obtained entirely from Federal, state, and local agencies in Michigan prior to September 1973. Special emphasis was placed on…
Descriptors: Agencies, Directories, Farm Labor, Federal Programs
COBEY, JAMES A.; AND OTHERS – 1963
CALIFORNIA FARM LABOR PROBLEMS INCLUDE LIMITED WORK OPPORTUNITY, LOW EARNINGS, LITTLE ECONOMIC SECURITY, POOR HEALTH, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION, AND UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANIZED LABOR RECOMMEND ESTABLISHING A STATE MINIMUM WAGE LAW TO COVER ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, AND ALSO EXTENDING FEDERAL STATUS TO…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Safety, Braceros, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedKazin, Michael; Ross, Steven J. – Journal of American History, 1992
Describes the history of Labor Day and its development from social movement to casual holiday. Emphasizes the inherent conflict in trying to arouse positive public opinion while providing organization for workers. Focuses on celebrations in New York (NY), San Francisco (CA), Los Angeles (CA), and Atlanta (GA). Divides the historical development…
Descriptors: Activism, Capitalism, Holidays, Immigrants
White, Harold C.; Gibney, William – 1980
Agricultural labor and management relations in Arizona were reviewed from the time of the passage of the Arizona Agricultural Relations Act in May 1972 until the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in August 1979 that the act was constitutional. Viewing the act as antilabor, the United Farm Workers (UFW) Union fought its passage. Church and Indian…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Church Role, Comparative Analysis, County Programs
