The farm labor movement in the midwest : social change and adaptation among migrant farmworkers

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The farm labor movement in the midwest : social change and adaptation among migrant farmworkers

W.K. Barger and Ernesto M. Reza ; foreword by Baldemar Velásquez

University of Texas Press, 1994

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index

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: hbk ISBN 9780292707962

内容説明

The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) was founded by Baldemar Velasquez in 1967 to challenge the poverty and powerlessness that confronted migrant farmworkers in the Midwest. This study documents FLOC's development through its first quarter century and analyzes its effectiveness as a social reform movement. Barger and Reza describe FLOC's founding as a sister organization of the United Farm Workers (UFW). They devote particular attention to FLOC's eight-year struggle (1978-1986) with the Campbell Soup company that led to three-way contracts for improved working conditions between FLOC, Campbell Soup, and Campbell's tomato and cucumber growers in Ohio and Michigan. This contract significantly changed the structure of agribusiness and instituted key reforms in American farm labor. The authors also address the processes of social change involved in FLOC actions. Their findings are based on extensive research among farmworkers, growers, and representatives of agribusiness, as well as personal involvement with FLOC leaders and supporters.
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: pbk ISBN 9780292707979

内容説明

The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) was founded by Baldemar Velasquez in 1967 to challenge the poverty and powerlessness that confronted migrant farmworkers in the Midwest. This study documents FLOC's development through its first quarter century and analyzes its effectiveness as a social reform movement. Barger and Reza describe FLOC's founding as a sister organization of the United Farm Workers (UFW). They devote particular attention to FLOC's eight-year struggle (1978-1986) with the Campbell Soup company that led to three-way contracts for improved working conditions between FLOC, Campbell Soup, and Campbell's tomato and cucumber growers in Ohio and Michigan. This contract significantly changed the structure of agribusiness and instituted key reforms in American farm labor. The authors also address the processes of social change involved in FLOC actions. Their findings are based on extensive research among farmworkers, growers, and representatives of agribusiness, as well as personal involvement with FLOC leaders and supporters.

目次

Foreword by Baldemar Velasquez Preface Chapter 1. Social Reform and Adaptation Chapter 2. Midwestern Farmworkers Chapter 3. The FLOC Movement Chapter 4. The Internal Potentials of the FLOC Movement Chapter 5. The Social Environment of the FLOC Movement Chapter 6. FLOC and Social Reform Chapter 7. Social Adaptation of Midwestern Farmworkers Notes Bibliography Index

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