International Longshoremen & Warehouse Union Boycott & Justice: Sindicato Internacional de Estibadores y Almacenes Boicots y Justicia

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Description

The International Longshoremen and Warehouse union engaged in nonviolent protests to help improve their working conditions. They addressed the murders of workers who died on the job. The article includes details of the efforts of the United Farm Workers union, Cesar Chavez, farm workers and volunteers/allies. Included is a photograph by John McGrail that depicts singer Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge on stage with Cesar Chavez during a campaign around proposition 14.

Keywords

Sindicato Internacional de Estibadores, Almacenes, International Longshoremen, Warehouse Union, Teamsters union, representation, Cesar Chavez, Proposition 14, International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union, ILWU, Killing, murder, Leslie Leager, union, picket line, San Joaquin, political Leverage, anti-Chavez, United Farm Workers, UFW, Association of Labor Relations Agency, ALRA, California, legistaure, signatures, Sacramento, volunteers, American, politicians

Date

1976

Language

English

Location

California

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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Recommended Citation

"International Longshoremen & Warehouse Union Boycott & Justice: Sindicato Internacional de Estibadores y Almacenes Boicots y Justicia" (1976). Activists. 87.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/elmalcriado_activist-leaders/87