Coachella Farm Workers Support Union: Sindicato de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas de Coachella

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A survey given to farm workers in Coachella Valley demonstrated that it was essential to sign and fight for a union labor contracts designed to support them. The United Farm Workers, and Catholic priests and clergymen fought together with farm workers to improve their working and living conditions. Included are some off the important items that they fought to include in their labor contracts.

Keywords

Coachella, California, farm workers, Coachella Valley, fields, elections, union contracts, working conditions, contracts, George C. Higgins, United Farm Workers, congressmen, leaders, stagnant wages, injustice, AFL-CIO, Cesar Chavez, Imperial Valley Strike, grape growers, demands, prohibits, politics, grievances, ecology, health, Robert F. Kennedy, RFK, medical plan, benefits, Msgr. George C. Higgins, United States Catholic Conference, Catholics

Date

1973

Language

English

Location

California

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Text

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application/pdf

Digital Collection

El Malcriado Newspaper Collection

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

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"Coachella Farm Workers Support Union: Sindicato de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas de Coachella" (1973). Subjects. 180.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/elmalcriado_subjects/180