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Catholic Bishops were a critical part of the labor movement led by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and Larry Itliong. They helped convince growers to come to the table to negotiate fair labor contracts. Even though growers where part of the negotiations they refused to acknowledge collective bargaining.
Keywords
Bishops, United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, Delano, Connecticut, growers, Rio Grande Valley, Monsignor George Higgins, Strike, Cesar Chavez, AFL-CIO, Bishop Humberto Medeiros, Brownsville Texas, boycott, Philadelphia, grape growers, HOC Farm Labor Committee, Bishop Joseph Donnelly, collective bargaining, California
Date
1970
Language
English
Location
California, Texas, & Pennsylvania
Type
Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Digital Collection
El Malcriado Newspaper Collection
Repository
Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay
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"Bishops Seek Further Talks: Obispos Buscan más Conversaciones" (1970). Activists. 42.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/elmalcriado_activist-leaders/42