The first in a series, this paper deals with housing offered employable single men in Sacramento, California during the winter of 1969-70. Sponsored by the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences (University of California, Davis), the study was begun in February 1970. The initial impetus for university involvement in the problems of single,…

This study analyzes the recruitment, selection and compensation of laborers and beginning clerical workers in the Wheeling and Steubenville-Weirton areas during the middle 1960's. The validity of various assumptions regarding the tie between workers characteristics, adjusted wages offered, and recruitment methods was tested and the impact of other…

As one of a series of surveys constituting a statewide study in Montana, this report presents findings obtained from a survey conducted to determine the state of existing farm operations relative to employment practices and to delineate manpower needs of agribusiness. An analysis of the data collected from survey instruments distributed to…

BASED UPON THE FINDINGS OF A RURAL EDUCATION AND WELFARE SURVEY OF MORE THAN 900 SUGARCANE WORKERS IN THE NINE LOUISIANA COUNTIES WHERE SUGARCANE CULTIVATION IS CONCENTRATED, THIS DOCUMENT TELLS OF THE LIVES OF THE WORKERS AND EXPLAINS THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL "SUGAR SYSTEM" UNDER WHICH THEY LIVE. DISCUSSED ARE THE EFFECTS OF…

An interagency system, geared to improve and create jobs for farm workers in Fresno County, California, is described. Key parts of the system include short training courses for workers, teacher training for bilingual agricultural specialists, and labor management workshops for employers. (Author/MS)

Argues that agriculture production in developing nations should be organized to ensure economic viability. Government policy must emphasize participants' productive capacities and integrate agricultural workers into the new organization of production. (Author/DB)

Covers the declaration and recommendations adapted at an international forum on the role of workers' organizations and education in rural development. First presents the declaration, which includes purpose of development and the role of organizations, trade unions, rural organizations, workers education, and adult education. It then presents the…

Examines the influence of social, economic, government, and organized labor forces on employee relations and reviews the implications of those four forces for employee relations and management. (Author/IRT)

The background, achievements, problems, and future plans of various workers' organizations in agriculture are discussed: International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural, and Allied Workers; Trade Union International of Agricultural, Forestry, and Plantation Workers; World Federation of Agricultural Workers; and the Asian Trade Union College.…

Describes the issues created by the growing number of illegal migrants from Mexico, the Federal legislation pending on the matter, the occasional raids by immigration officials which netted 11,500 illegal aliens last spring and incensed many Mexican-American activities, and the division among Chicanos on the alien issue. (Author/JM)

Researchers explore ways to build job ladders for agricultural workers. (Editor)

The author spent a year doing a participant observation and in-depth interviewing project in southeastern Colorado. Although exploratory, the material provides an initial sketch of the female farming population. (BR)

Traces the growth and evolution of the British labor union movement, troubles between the national officials and the local shop stewards, class differences and conflict between the artisans and laborers, violence between unions, and eventual transition to peaceful constitutionalism. (MF)

In 1995, an average 832,000 persons aged 15 and over did hired farmwork each week, receiving median weekly earnings of $260 (compared to $440 for all U.S. workers). The large number of foreign (mostly Mexican) farmworkers contributed to low educational levels. California accounted for 25% of U.S. farm labor expenses, followed by Florida and Texas.…