DELANO~ CALIFORNIA Vol. III~ No. 15 November 1-15~ 1969

\, \ Pf course I believe in equality before the law ... for those who can afford George Murphy, the Sen­ Murphy and Reagan are furious at' a lawyer... you ior (Republican) Senator from CRLA because it has sponsored lazy poor people California, has launched a new attack many law suits in behalf of the should get a on the farm workers and the rural poor, to preserve the Medical Pro­ job and then poor. In a .special amendment to gram (which Reagan wanted to cut), you can be the law extending the Office of to force compliance with state mini­ 'equal with us Economic Opportunity for another mum wage laws in agriculture, and two years, Murphy proposes to put more recently, to force the state •all legal aid programs directly under to ban DDT and protect farm workers the control of state governors. The and others from the dangers of purpose of the amendment, which pesticides. Powerful agribusiness. passed the Senate on October 14, oil, and chemical interests are es­ is to give Governor Ronald Reagan pecially enraged that the poor would control over the California Rural dare to challenge their "right" to Legal Assistance Program. South­ poison California, and have, ern racist politicians also 'support demanded that their servants Mur- ( the proposal. since it would mean phy and Reagan destroy CRLA. (J !'~ the Federal Government could not UFWOC Vice President Philip ~ finance any legal aid program for Vera Cru~ commented, "It' would the poor in their states without be a real tragedy if Senator Mur­ the approval of the Governor phy's amendment to the OEO bill Wallaces and Governor Maddoxes. were passed. It woulci take away President Nixon and his Director from the rural poor in California of the OEO, Donald Rumsfeld, both the best friend they have in seek­ oppose the law, which would take ing equality before the law. We away their power over legal aid hope all friends of the farm workers programs. Rumsfeld predicted flat­ will write to their Congressmen and ly that Southern governors w~uld protest this action." use their power over the programs Letters should especially be sent to deny all legal aid to the poor to Congressman Carl Perkins, ee~ Senator~ in their states. Chairman of the Education and Labor I would but I Murphy's real object, as he has Committee, House Office Building, don I t know how tr:...... _-' stated frankly, is to destroy CRLA Room 2252. Washington, 0, C. 20515. to tap dance. ~ or turn it into a divorce agency. SAVE CRLA!

Viva 10 Causa EL HALCRIADO, The Voice of the Farm cated at the northwest corner of r.ar­ Worker, Is published twice monthly by cas H/qhway and Mettler Avenue, Dela­ y the UNITED FARM·WORKERS ORr.ANllINr. no, California. COMMITTEE. AFL-CIO. Subscriptions In Address all correspondence to: EL Ei· Progreso the United States and Its polsesslons MALCRIADO, Post Office Box 130, Dela- are $3.50 per year, and forelqn. I~­ no. California 93215. ' cludlnq Canada and Mexico, US $5.00. Subscriptions for members of UN!)C, Second class postage paid Delano,Ca. _ efMVete4fl AFL-CIO are Included In monthly du~s. Ciecorka~ tJI busl~ess Cover by Frank Editorial and offices 10- 4 to celebrate the harvest EL ~IALCRIADO More, and more people are findinl out that • 11teue4Ie- P.O. BOX 130 subscription to EL MALCRIADO is the best _ay 'DELANO, CA to keep up with the farm worker stru••le. 93215· Don't be left out--send in this coupon today I AHtelUe4#e FILL OUT THIS CARD AND SEND IT WITH $3.50 TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS FOR A ONE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO EL MALCRIADO, SENT TO YOUR HOME EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR ONE YEAR. NAME, _ ADDRESS- Fresno California CITY· ------=-..---,;;",...--_.STATE- ...... _-..;;..;..:--ZIP EL MALCRIADO/3 "FAST --NOT FEAST" IS THEME FOR FARM WORKERS' THANKSGIVIN,G DELANO, November 6 -- Grape New, York boycott, Peggy McGivern "When we are really honest with boycott co - ordinators announced of the Buffalo boycott, Alfredo and ourselves we must admit that our today that a primary effort will be Juanita Herrera of the Denver Boy­ lives are all that really belong to made to stop grape sales during the cott, Joe Serda and 8hris Hart­ us. So it is how we use our lives Thanksgiving buying season. "The mire of the Los Angeles boycott, that determines what kind of men effort will be two-fold,n stated Union and many others have fasted to show we are. It is my deepest belief Vice' President Gilbert Padilla. "On their concern and dedication to the that only by giving our lives do the one hand, we shall try to have struggle to liberate farm workers we find life. I am convinced that a picket line at every Safew~y store from poverty and hunger. the truest actofcourage, the strong­ in California, urging consumers to In ending his 22-day fast for est act of manliness is to sacri­ pass up grapes, and pass up shop­ non-violence in March of 1968, fice ourselves for others in a total­ ping at stores that stock grapes. UFWOC Director Cesar Chavez ly non-violent struggle for justice.n On the other hand, we will invite stated: ,our supporters to join us in a full day of fasting during the Thanks­ UFWOC Di~ector Ce­ giving Holidays. We want to re­ sar Chavez reeeives mind the communities across this Communion~ ending rich land that hidden away, in shacks his 22-day fast for and camps, there are thousands of non-vio lence~ March~ migrants for whom there will be 1968. To his left ~ hunger, not feasting, on Thanks­ Robert Kennedy and giving." Mrs. Helen Chavez. The theme for the period of No­ vember 23-27 will be "Fast -- not Feast.n Padilla pOinted out that the plan, will be made public through many churches where p~stors and priests will urge their congregations GOVERNMENT MOVES TO Ban DDT to join the fast. "We have re­ WASHINGTON, D. C., November pose a more direct threat to farm ceived communications from as far 13 -- Secretary of Health, Educa­ workers and consumers. Union away as Philadelphia where r;najor tion, and Welfare Robert Finch an­ leaders were also wondering if, after plans are under way for several nounced today that the FederalGov­ all the publicity about "banning" days ofpicketing and fasting just pri­ ernment is planning to phase out use DDT, the government would really or to Thanksgiving. Maybe this of DDT on food products over the take that step, and put teeth and sacrifice will be just enought to next few years. The action was enforcement procedures in a bring growers to the bargaining accompanie'd by a great deal of program to eliminate the poison. table again. n publicity, but as yet the actual speci­ "We have information t1iat the ban In Delano, some are planning to fics of the Government's program applies only' to foods destined for ,begin their fasting with an ecu­ are not known. domestic consumption," said one menical service on Sunday, Novem­ "We welcome this action by the UFWOC spokesman. "Does that ber 23, and break their fast with government," stated UFWOC 0(ice mean that they will continue to use a mass on Thanksgiving Day. In President Oolores Huerta. "It signi­ DDT on grapes, for instance, and some cities, plans are underwayfor fies that at least the government is send those grapes to Canada, where a one-day fast on the 23rd, followed aware of the dangers of DDT. But the 'ban' does not apply?" What by intensive work on the boycott we are adopting a 'wait-and-see' ac tion will the government take for the rest of the week. attitude, since the government's past today, in 1969, against grapes and The idea fOr a Thanksgiving fast performance in this area has leftus other crops with residues of DDT originated with UFWOC's Philadel­ with considerable 'skepticism about on them? If DDT is harmful in phia boycott co-ordinator, Hope Lo­ their performance. 1971, then it is just as dangerous pez, who went on an extended fast Specifically, Union leaders point­ today. And finally, what program herself last Spring. Others on the ed out that the government might will the government conduct to pre­ boycott, including Carolina Franco, be bowing to the widespread p'ublic vent other poisons with dangerous Lilli Sprintz, and Tonia Saludado outcry against DDT, while doing and long lasting residues from being of the Philadelphia grape boycott, nothing about the other, stronger used on grapes and other food crops! Tina Best and Joe Guevara of the chlorinated hydrocarbons --which UFWOCAwaits

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee has again appealed to California and Arizona grape grOIN­ ers to open negotiations to end the four-year old grape strike. Growers have given no answer, either publi­ cally or privately, to the latest appeal for negotiations, justas there was never any response to the Union's offer to reopen negotiations in September. ·Once again I am contacting the representatives of the table grape industry to inform you that the United Farm Workers Organizing Com­ mittee, AFL-CIO, represents a ma­ jority of your agricultural employ­ ees," wrote UFWOC Director Cesar Chavez in a telegram to major grape growers' associations. "We there­ fore request a meeting at your earliest convenience to effectuate recognition and to begin negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. Please respond immediately." The Coachella grape grower Lionel Steinberg (left) lis­ telegram was sent to the Desert tens as UFWOC Vice President Dolores Huerta explains Grape Growers League in care of Union demands for contract terms. UFWOC has offered its President, Mike Bozic; the Cal­ to lower its wage demands if a significant number of ifornia Grape and Tree Fruit growers agree to other provisions of the contract. League; the California Table Grape Commission, in care of Milan Cara- to meet anywhere, any time, to try with wine grape grower Perelli­ . / tan; the South Central Farmers to reach a solution to end the strike," Minetti & Sons which contained both Committee, in care of Martin Zanin­ he said. Other private citizens are a $2.00 minimum wage and a strong ovich, chairman; the Lodi District also acting as mediators in trying to pesticide clause. Contracts with Grape Growers Association; and the arrange talks, but the "hard line". table grape growers would presuma­ Arizona Grape Growers Associa­ growers seem to have reestablished" bly be similar to the P-M contract, tion. their domination over the industry though perhaps with a lower base ·We have still not received any again and there is no indication at pay. public response, either acceptance present that any major portion ofthe Negotiations with a small seg­ or rejection, to our offer ofSeptem­ industry is yet ready to begin nego­ ment of the table grape industry ber 18 to reopen negotiations," noted tiations. broke down lastsummer when grow­ UFWOC Chief Counsel ]erryCohen. On September 18, Chavez stated ers rejected the Union's Health and .Cohen stated that the Union was that the Union was willing to re­ Safety proposals. UFWOC spokes­ pursuing private as well as public consider its initial wage demand, men are hopeful that negotiations can avenues in an attempt to get the talks which was $2.00 an hour, ifgrowers resume with all table grape growers rolling. Cohen has been in close would -be Willing to sign a strong represented, and that an equitable touch with the Federal Mediation and health and safetyclause, specifically industry-wide contract can. be a­ f Conciliation Service in trying to covering pesticide use. The Union greed upon.- arrange negotiations. ·We're ready recently signed a model contract I 'EL MALC;RIADO/5 UNLOVED TOKAY SALES .SQUASHED GRAPES STOCKTCN, November 5-- From a total harvest of only 130,000 tons FRESNO, November 7 -- The first 5 to 12 percent of the San Joaquin in 1968. In other words, 29% of heavy rains drenched the San 'Joa­ Valley Tokay grape crop has gone last years' Tokay harvest went ir/to quin Valley's major grape growing unharvested this season, owing to table grapes, compared to only 13% .districts this week, bringing to a the grape boycott and other factors, this year, a decline directlyattri- halt all table grape harvesting for according to a report in the Stoc!<- butable to the grape boycott. the 1969 season. While growers ton Record. The paper reports that The Record also reported that all will be able to continue 'to harvest 10,000 to 25,000 tons of the· variety the districtwineries had closed, with grapes for the wine crush, no more were left on the vine, out of a total the exception of a few small coop quality table grapes will be har­ crop estimated at 200,000 tons by wineries still accepting grapes from vested again until the CoachellaVal­ the Tokay Marketing Agreement. their members. ley harvest begins in May. The Record reported that only Stockton is the center ofthe Tokay The weather generally helped the 25,000 tons of the crop went to the region. Tokays and Emperors are growers this year. The harvest table grape harvest this year, com- the last grapes to be harvested. was estimated at 17% greater ·than .2.a_~ to 3~00~as:2ea..E.... Ol~!....of_ _ _ _ _ ~::~~~~~~~~4:wIII' in 1968, if it had all been picked, lUSTE~ and cool weather delayed the harvest JEWEL'S SCAB SALES lOSE and stretched it out, giving growers -- GRAPES DUMPED more time to sell their Thompson seedless and other early grapes be­ CHICAGO, November 7 -- Jewel sumed their grape purchases and fore the Emperor grape harvestbe­ Tea Company, owner of 253 super­ sales... gan. But the Department of Agri- markets in Chicago, and the largest The Union launched Widespread I culture report of October 31 indi­ chain store in the Windy City, has picketing of Jewel in thesummer and cated that even with the late Em- once again removed grapes from the fall, and at one point Jewel arres­ peror gtape harvest, cold storage shelves of its stores. Following ted a group ofconsumers conducting reserves totaled 8,443,360 boxes of Jewel's action, National Tea Com­ a prayer vigil inside a Jewel store. grapes (usually 26 Ibs of grapes to pany, owner of243 supermarkets and Those arrested, including priests, a box). Last year on October 31 the City's second largest chain, nuns, housewives, and farm work­ there were 7,088,210, and in 1967, also rejoined the boycott. Chicago's ers, were praying for justice before the grape boycott was third largest chain, A & P, had for farm workers and for success launched, there were 3,695,470 box­ been loyal to its consumer wishes for the boycott. On top of mount­ es of unsold grapes on Nove,mber 1. in this area, and had not broken ing pressure from their own cus­ Going to specific varieties, all the boycott during the 1969 season. tomers, Jewel became nervous about Thompson seedless grapes had been The three chains control almost the impact of UFWOC Director Ce­ sold (or dumped) by November I, 50% of Chicago's grocery business, sar Chavez's scheduled visit to Chi­ 1968, and there were none in cold and their refusal to buy grapes cago IJeginning November 10. And storage. This year growers are should once again cut grape sales a broad city-Wide coalition of anti­ stuck with 295,480 boxes•. There in Chicago to nearly zero. war groups, including the Morator­ are 1,267,040 boxes of Ribiers left -We've had a rough time with ium Day Committee, had pledged unsold in cold storage this year, Jewel all along," said UFWOC Chi­ massive help during November. compared to 756,720 last year. And cago grape boycott coordinator Eli­ Under all this pressure, Jewel re­ though this years' harvest of Em­ seo Medina. -They control 22% of considered, and following their lead, peror grapes began two weeks later all grocery sales in this city. Last National reconsidered too. Both than last years' harvest, there were year they said that they would fol­ agreed to remove all grapes from 4,932,170 boxes of unsold Emperors low the wishes of their consumers. their stores. by November I, almost equaling the They removed the grapes. But "It is hard to deal with people 5,205,380 of last year. after several months, Jewel re- like this," commented one boycot­ -The cold storage reports are ter. "Appeals to justice and moral­ more proof that the boycottis work­ ity mean nothing to them. All ing: said Celia Saludado of the boy­ they understand is profits. They .. , ,. cott staff. "We have definite .... thought that they could make a little ~fotmation that they will be trying ~~ extra money by restocking grapes. to unload these grapes between now • We've just got to prove to them, ,and the end of the Christmas holi­ over .and over again, that buying day season. Our job is to keep grapes alienates customers and is those grapes right there in the cold bad for business. Maybe now they storage -- unwanted, unsold." have learned· their le,sson.- 6/EL MALCRIADO LOUIE LUCAS, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME THIEVING GRAPE GROWER ADMITS GUlL1. EARLIMART, November 7-­ to leave the fields. The workers George A. Lucas and Sons, Earli­ were responding to Espinosa, and mart-Ducor grape ranchers, ad­ Lucas, apparently afraid of the ef­ mitted today that they had force­ fects offree speech between workers fully taken a microphone from a and strikers, wrenched the micro­ UFWOC picket captain during the phone from Espinosa, ripped it out strike at the Lucas fields in Sept-' of the' public address system and ember. In what amounted to an threw it into the vineyard, where out-of-court settlement of a civil a foreman picked it up and dis­ suit filed by UFWOC, the Lucas appeared with it. Company agreed to return the Espinosa reacted non - violently microphone and to pay the union, and called the sheriff, whose inves­ $100 in damages. It was also tigations led to the Tulare County agreed that Louis Lucas, a parmer District Attorney charging George of the Company, would meet with A. Lucas Jr. with disturbing'the a Union representative to discuss peace and malicious mischief. A ways in which such incidents on the warrant of arrest was issued, and part of the Lucas firm can be pre­ the charges are pending. The Dis- ' vented in the future. trict Attorney also filed a theft Paul Espinosa The mic'rophone had been taken charge against the foreman. Buffalo, New York, attempting to by George A. Lucas Jrf on Sep­ UFWOC is waiting for Louis Lu­ counter the upsurge in enthusiasm tember 2, 1969, when he became cas to set the time and place for for the grape boycott engendered. infuriated at the sight of picket 'the meeting agreed to by the Lucas by Cesar Chavez' trip. captain Pablo Espinosa, using a pub­ firm in their settlement with the LOUIE LUCAS, WON'T YOU lic address system to urge workers UFWOC. Lucas was last seen in PLEASE COME HOME••. ~~'~~)". BOF A CHARGED WITH POISONING~ ~O«,~O' FIRING FARM WORKERS ~ DELANO, Novemb~r 10 -- Mrs. rehire him. The suit against Agri- Mr. Lorta's suit demands his Dolores Lorta', UFWOC member business and the Ba'nk of America! reinstatement, payment of the back from Earlimart, has sued the Bank also names John Zaninovich and S. A. ' wages he lost, and $50,000 punitive of America and the so-called"Agri- Camp Ginning Company as defen- damages for his having been fired business Investment Company: a dants. Because banks are prohibited in direct violation of the ~tate law Bank of America dummy corpora- by law from operating non-banking which protects a worker's rights to tion, for $30,000 damages for in- businesses, B of A set up Agri- seek the help of a union. juries suffered when she was spray- business as a dummy corporation Superior Court denied a prelim- ed with agricultural chemicals while to operate the ranch. The officers inary request for it to order Camp working on land that the Bank owns. of Agribusiness arenotgrowers,but and the Bank to give Mr. Lorta'sjob After Mrs. Lorta asked the mostly lawyers who do legal work for back. The judge's reason, he said, UFWOC legal department to file the Bank of America. The real was that there was no need to do so her suit, Agribusiness officials management of the ranch is being because Mr. Lorta, after being outof accused both her and ~er husband of done by Camp Ginning Company, work for a month, had finally found "making trOUble" and refused to working together with B of A. another job. But UFWOC attorneys allow Mr. Lorta to return to his S. A. Camp in turn named John' pledged more legal action in the case. farm labor job. Zaninovich as superintendent. It is EL MALCRIADO SAYS: The In addition to losing his job, this combination of huge financial courtS in this area are eager to close Lorta is in danger oflosing his home, interests, all of whom have refused' their eyes to lawbreaking by the big which is on land owned by the Bank to allow their workers to be re- ;:orporate ranchers and banks. They of America. Mr. and Mrs. Lorta presented by UFWOC, which have are eager to find excuses as to why, have lived and worked for nine years illegally thrown Mr. Lorta out of they do not need to uphold the law on the huge (over 5,000 acres) ranch, his job, according to UFWOC and the rights of poor people. If which was formerly owned by the spokesmen. These big bosses ob- this is the "law and order" they P. J. Divizich Fruit Company. viously are afraid to let their work- talk about, we want none of it. On Octobe~ 16, UFWOC and Mr. ers seek the help of UFWOC. 'Lorta filed a suit to force AIC to EL MALCRIADO/7

The San Jose quested buses 54 City Council ap­ times during the propriated $8,000 1968 summer in 1968 to be used months, without for transporting which many youth youth to and from would not have jobs. The Farm had farm jobs. Labor Office re-

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(Nt ~/ JA"UA, tr"1~'" 8/EL MALCRIADO EL MALCRIADO/9 MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE ,KENNEDY MEDICAL PLAN

DELANO, October 24 -- Leroy pay tor having a baby and only if ARE CLAIMS PAID OUTSIDE OF Chatfield, Director of the Robert F. the baby is born during a quarter THE UNITED STATES? Kennedy Farm Workers Medical (3 months) in which the family is Plan, announced today that the Med­ eligible. No. Claims cannot be paid for any ical Plan paid out $1,401.73 in med­ person who lives outside the United ical benefits to Unions members Chatfield also said that there have States. during its first 30 days ofoperation. been questions by workers who work Members collected $190 to pay for more than 375 hours in a quarter. A WORKER MAY PAY TO REMAIN doctor's visit~, $80.20 for X-Rays, Since 375 hours guarantees the ELIGIBLE: $133.03 for' Medicine, $900 for. work~r maximum benefits for the maternity, and $98 for hospitalcare•. coming quarter, W9rkers want to Florentino GonzaIes has earned Chatfield noted that the Plan is know if they can aCCumulate extra enough hours to become eligible operating very well and that while hours during the harvest which will for a quarter (3 months) of benefits members still have some questions help to cover them during the winter but at the end of the quarter he over the benefits, more and 'more and spring when there is not much does not have enough hours in the are taking advantage of the in­ work. Hour Bank to remain eligible. He surance. may choose to pay to remain eli­ Here are some of the most Q. If a worker earns more· than gible for one more quarter (3 commonly asked questions, and the 375 hours - what happens? months) according to the follOWing answers, concerning the Medical •All extra how::s left over after scale: Plan: a worker qualiffes for a quarter (3 months) of ,henefits can be de­ Cat. IV - 15¢ each hour short CATEGORIES OF BENEFITS posited in the Hour Bank to be but not less than $10 used in the future to buy more Cat. III - 15¢ each hour short Q. My wife goes to the doctor quarters oJ eligibility," said Chat­ but not le~s than $5 because she is pregnant. Will the field. Cat. II - 15¢ each hour short Kennedy Plan pay for the Visit? but not less than $4 A. No. Only the maternity For example: benefit can be used to pay for Alberto Reyes earns 600' hours pregnancy. during September, October, and RULES: TO BE ELIGIBLE AWORK­ Q. I am eligible for one qu~ter November. He uses 375 hours to . ER MUST PAY WITHIN 15 DAYS (3 months) of benefits, does that .qualify for one quarter (3 months) I=IARM-WO,RK, UNDER AFTER HIS LAST DAY OF ELI­ mean I will be entitled to the $100 of benefits and he puts the remaining GIBILITY. 225 hours in the Hour Bank to be UFWOC CONTRACT X-Ray & Lab for' the entire year hard~ backs~ even if I lose my eligibility? used in the future. (600 - 375·225). "The work is still the summer sun is still just as hot on our the winter A WORKER CANNOT BUY A HIGH­ wages~ A. No. A person is eligible one Even when a worker becomes eli­ rains and wind still are just as cold as before. But we are now,earning good ER CATEGORY OF BENEFITS. quarter (3 months) at a time and gible for medical benefits he can with which to feed OUY' families. And we are building up our insurance in the Medical will receive benefits only during continue to deposit his hours each Plan so that our families will be protected when there are accidents or sickness." ONLY HOURS WORKED CAN MAKE those quarters that he is eligible. month into the Hour Bank. MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS of the family. HOW A WORKER LOSE'S HIS ELI- A WORKER ELIGIBLE FOR Q. Will the Kennedy Plan pay for ON THE HOUR BANK: Q. What happens if I have less GIBILITY: BENEF,ITS THE FIRST TIME. medicines such as aspirin, cold Another example: than 100 hours left in my Bank? pills, etc.? , Raymond Garza is alreadyeligible Q. How does the Hour Bank help Can I still keep them? 1. Not enough hours in the Hour Chatfield concluded by reminding A. No. The Kennedy Plan pays for benefits in September, October, 'the worker? A. Yes. For one full ye.ar. Bank to remain eligible. workers to go to their Ranch only for that medicine which needs and November buthe works ISO hours A. When the worker reaches the 'If after one year no more hours 2. Chooses not to pay money for Committee fiI:g, with any questions, a doctor's prescription. in each of these months. These hours end of his. quarter of eligibility are added to your bank then they the hours he lacks. , applications for payments, or other Q. Does the Plan pay for an acci­ (150, 150 & 150 • 450) are added (3 months) he can withdraw enough are contributed to the Kennedy Plan. business related to the Plan. Those dent on the job? to his Hour Bank to be used for hours from the Hour Bank to pay Q. How many hours can I keep WHAT ABOUT DISABILITY? who still have questions can contact A. No. The employer1> insurance the future. for another quarter (3 months) of in the Bank? the Medical Plan Office at P. O. Box company has to pay for an accident benefits. A. 7SO hours is the greatest A worker who has been eligible #460 in Delano, Ca 93215, or phone on the job. RULE: 750 HOURS ARE THE Q. When rrty wife works under con­ number of hours a worker can for at least three quarters (9 months) 725-0375. Leroy Chatfield, Direc­ Q. My wife goes to the hospital GREATEST NUMBER OF HOURS tract, does she also have an Hour have in the bank at anyone time. and because of disability is unable tor, Maria Robles, Secretary, and to have the baby. Can the Hospi­ ANY WORKER CAN EVER HAVE IN Bank? Q. How many hours does it take to work may receive - with the ap­ George Catalan, in charge of tal Benefit be used to pay this bill? THE HOUR BANK AT ANY ONE A. No. All hours worked under to bUy the best c'ategory of medical proval of the trustees - a maximum archives and work records,' will A. No. Only the maternity bene­ TIME. contract by the wife or dependent benefits (Category IV)? of one quarter (3, months) of eligi- be ready to assist you. fit ($300 maximum) can be used to are added to the Bank of the head A. Only 375 hours. bility. 10/EL MALCRIADO The Culture of Racism STOCKTON, November 6--Clare Berryhill, a Republican state assemblyman from Ceres knows all about Mexican-Americans and farm workers. Here are some of his observations, as given in a speech in Stockton today••• Mexican-American farm workers don't want trouble -- "they just want to live their culture," he said. "And you're going to have a real problem trying to upgrade this cul­ ture. They just want to eat their tacos, for example, and you can't get them to eat a balanced diet." the The wise politician said that farm people workers around Stockton earn r------$6,000 to $7,000 annually, and "don't roalte Guardian Dept. MCO.t.. history ·197 E. 4th St., NYC loOlr9 want to join a Union." , I Please send me: read the _SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY SUBSCRIP. Berryhill also said that Mexican­ I nON: ten weeks for $1. Americans work and play together Guardian I =~:~~~ :~::~~~ii~~ ~ :~: ~::. ~:: :~~. independent radical newsweekly I-GI subscription: one year>forr$l. as "family units." Many Mexican­ I Name 1 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS I Address 1 American children are "eager to THE LARGEST MOVEMENT WEEKLY IN THE u.S. I City State__Zip__ leave school and join their families NEWS OF SOS, BLACK LIBERATION, WOMEN'S LIBERATION, GI ORGANIZING AND MORE. I SchoOI-~.~",~,O~~"~"~""·.,~,,,-:"f~""-- in the fields," he said. In case you hadn'tguessed, Berry­ hili is a grower. He grows grapes. KENNETH J. LEAp· GENERAL INSURANCE He liveS, his culture, too. car••• life••• fire Nebraska PHONES: 3222 East Mayfai~ Blvd. ~rape Office, 485-0650 Mayfair Shopping ·Center Boycott Residence, 266-1149 C~lif, OMAHA, October 20 --The Omaha FresDo, 93703 Friends of the Farm Workers Com­ mittee has mapped plans for an increased grape boycott in Eastern Oro-NOT--SCAB - Nebraska, according to the Committee's co-chairmen Terry FOR'- rOWA--!BEEF Fitzgerald and Fr. John McCaslin. EL MALCRIADO has again re­ First target of the grape boycott ceived word that meat cuttingplants in this area was HinkyDinky Stores. in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa are The president of the local stores recruiting people in Kern and Kings quickly informed the committee that Counties to break a strike launched he did not want· picket lines or by the Meat Cutters Union in those demonstrations, but said the chain Mid-Western States. UFWOC Di­ was owned by a parent company rector Cesar Chavez warned in a and that he could not remove grapes in a series of radio spots in August already purchased. He did agree to that these· scab recruiters were allow signs and leaflets inside his operating in the San Joaquin Valley. stores in· the fruit area, informing EL MALCRIADO appeals to all Union customers of the strike and boycott. members to shun these scab re­ Fr. McCaslin plans. increased cruiters and their high-sounding action this Fall, according to Boy­ promises. Tell your friends and cott coordinator Ed Arnold, and neighbors. Don't ever, EVER, be Nebraska labor is being encourageq Scab butchers at Iowa a scab! to take a more active role in the Beef Packers~ Inc.~ of City~ boycott. Dakota Nebraska EL MALCRIADO/ll N:fO BACKSWORKlRS niGHTS STOCKTON, November I -- The family farmers, and Staleyadmitted holy alliance with the supermarket President of the National Farmers that not many grape growers are industry and are using their tremen­ Organization, the nation's fastest . members. The table grape industry dous economic and political power growing farmer's organization, has is dominated by huge agribusiness to destroy the union and keep wages backed the right of farm workers giants and corporate farms, and low. Such a policy is the antithe­ to bargain collectively with their these giants already have plenty of sis of what Staley and most other employers. Grape growers should bargaining muscle if they wanted to reasonable Americans view as an not resist the unionization move­ use it. But the agribusiness cor­ equitable solution to the farm pro­ ment, said Oren Lee Staley, speak­ porations have entered into an un- blems. ing begore theNFOCaliforniaChap­ ter's first annual convention. In­ stead, he suggested, grape growers should use the. situation to their GRAPE advantage in organizing in a strong union themselves. "This would GROWERS allow them to have some say at the marketplace, and they could AND pass along increased labor costs to 'the consumer," he suggested. CHAIN Asked about the NFO's stand on the grape boycott, Staley replied, "It becomes obvious thatemotional­ STORES ... going~ boy~ ism has entered the picture beyond We've got a good thing and the dimension that it should. Our we just can't afford to let you in on problem (the grower's problem) in it... American agriculture is not the cost of what we have to buy, but rather our inability to pass the increased 0, e growers to pus more costs on to the c6nsumer." man for the supermarket industry vigorously for a solution, preferably Staley continued, "It would not be spoke before a convention ofgrowers' Senator Murphy's Union-busting our policy to try to take away from today and pledged continued support "Food Profits Protection Act~ "If others the right to bargain col­ for agribusiness in its fight against we continue to see no action, our lectively because we as farmers the Union.' But he also asked the patience could run out. We could could not very well say we should growers pointedly, "What are you Stop figh ting the battle for the .be able to bargain collectively for really doing to bring about a livable farmers," Johnson told the growers. the price of our product and then peaceful settlement?" EL MALCRIADO SAYS: The Cali­ say others can't." The supermarket chains are fornia supermarkets' refusal to "The situation does offer the grape usually loud and pious about how respond to their consumers' wishes growers a situation they should take "neutral" they are in the grape looks to some people like the result advantage of. They should organize strike and boycott, and how their of some kind of conspiracy between solidly and announce that they are huge purchases ofgrapes are merely the big chains and California agri­ going to raise the price of grapes a service to their customers. In business: Now a top executive in the to cover their increased costs of the speech to growers in Fresno Supermarket industry admits that labor••• Theywould sell more grapes today, however, the Executive the chain stores are "fighting the than ever before because those who Director of the Bay Area Grocers battle for the farmers." oppose the efforts of the Union Association was a little more candid. Such an admission pretty wellex­ would certainly buygrapes and those Stanley Johnson, spokesman for plodes the chain stores' claim that who were for it would buy grapes, the Bay Area Supermarkets, more' they are "neutral". If supermarket so they would have a common fx:ont or less admitted that the super­ executives are wondering how to of ~ople wanting to buy grapes. markets were fighting on the side solve the problems

Ang MEDICAL PLAN ay· 'para sa ATIN

Paano tayong masasakupan ng Me­ 1. Pagdalaw sa manggagamot: Ang dical Plan? Ang Kennedy Farm Wor­ Medical PLAN ay siyang magbaba­ kers Medical Plan ay mayroong mga yad sa pinakamataas na pambayad . anim na namamahala, tatlo ang tiga­ sa pambisita sa manggagamot, na pamagitan ng ating Union, at tatlo $5.00. Ang manggagawa at bawat :amg tigapamagitan ng may-arihan. kabilang ng kanyang pamilya ay ma­ Itong nasabing anim ay siyang naki- aaring mandalaw sa manggagamot sa kipang-usapan sa Union Ranch com..; maski labindalawang beses sa loob mittees at sa mga kasapi sa ating ng panahong pantatlong buwanan. samahan na nasasakupan ng ating mga kasunduan sa ibat-ibang pata­ 2. X-Ray at Laboratory tests: .. nimang-ubas 0 pagawaan ng tubig­ Ang Plan ay siyang magbabayad sa pampatapang. Sila at ang mga ka­ hanggang $100 sa loob ng labinda­ sapi ang nanghuhusga kung anong lawang buwang kapanahunan, sa mga uri ng kapakinabangang-pangkaga­ kasapi at sa bawat kabilang sa kan­ mutan ang talagang kailangan ng yang pamilya; nauukol sa x-ray at ating mga kamag-anakan, at kung lab. tests na may kaugnayan sa mga may sapat na salapi sa Medical pangkaraniwang karamdaman, at iba Maski bakal ay kinakalawang, Plan para sa mga nabanggit nang na namang $100 sa karam9amang ang tao pa kaya? Ano kaya mga kapakinabangan, at kung anong napala dahilan sa mga aksidente. ang mangyayari sa--taong ito mga sari-saring paraan at batasan kung samain siyang talaban ang kailangang pantanggol sa ating 3. Mga gamot: ng.sakit? Plan. Ang tatlong tigapamagitan Ang Plan ay siyang magbabayad sa (250 hours) aymakakaasa sanaunang ng ating samahan ay si Cesar Cha­ hanggang sa halagang $ 15 sa bawat tatlong kapakinabangan. 'vez, Larry ltUong, at si Dolores kabilang ng pamilya sa panahong Huerta. Ang tatlong tiga-pamagi­ nasasakupan sa tatlong kabuwanan At ang pangatlo at pinakamabisa, tan ng may-arihan ay si Robert para sa halaga ng gamot na kinaka ang manggagawang nakatapos ng Gallo ng GALLO, Jack Fischer ng ilangan. tatlong daan at pitumpot-limang 0­ ALMADEN, at si John Broad ng ras (375 hours) ay tatamo sa lahat CHRISTIAN BROS. 4. Panganganak: ng nabanggit na limang kapakinaba­ Kung tayo'y,may karamdaman 0 Ang Plan ay siyang mag-aako sa ngan. Kaya, ang mabuti, rnaskikayo .kaya'y mayroon kayong mgakata­ halagang aabot sa $ 300 sa pamil­ ay hindi palaging nagtatrabaho sa nungang bumabagabag sa'inyong ka­ yang magkakaroon ng anak sa pana- Union Contract, ay mas mabutikaya looban ukol sa anumang bagay na . hong sila ay natatakpan ng Plan. kung magtrabaho kayo ng maski 100 nauugnay sa ating Medical Plan, na oras, 0 kaya. ay bakit di na lang tayo sana ay huwag mahihiyang lu­ 5. Kapangalagaan sa hospital: kayo magpalaging magtrabaho sa mapit at mag-usisa sa ating kanya­ Ang Plan aygagasto hanggang sa loob ng Union Contract? Kayo ang kanyang mga Ranch Committemen. halagang $200 sa bawat kabilang ~g ipinakikipanlabarr namin, ay ngayon Kung kayo'y hindi nagtatrabaho sa pamilya sa loob ng isang taon para at nakuha na ay kayo pa ang haha­ mga ranchong mayroon tayong pa­ pantulong sa kabayaran sa hospital. nap-hanapin at aamu-amuin. Para kikasunduan, at mayroon tayong mga naman kayong bata na kailangan pa katanungan, ay magpunta lang ~ayo' Ang mga nabanggitnakapakinaba­ yatang bi~yan ng kendi bago magla­ sa Filipino Hall, 0 kaya'y sa ating ngan aymagasta, mga kaibigan. Ang pit? 0 baka naman at inaasahan opisina sa 40 acres, sa kalyeng Plan ay mayroong mga batasan na ninyong alagaan kayo ni Mr. Nixon? Garces at Mettler. Huwag lang sana nagsasaad kung sinu-sino sa atln ang Huwag sana kayong masyadong mag­ tayong masyadong mahiyain, rriag­ tinatablan ngkung anong kapakinaba­ pagago. Kung iyong kabalat niyang akma sana tayong parang tao, at ngan~ Ang pasunduan ay ganito: mahihirap ay di pa alagaan. bakit hindi parang tsunggong patago-tago naman kaya niya iibigin tayong mga at pasilip-silip lamang. Sa nilayo­ Ang manggagawang nakapantrabaho . pinoy? Sumapi rta tayo sa samahan layo na nga ng ating mga pinaglak­ ng isang daang 'oras(lOO hours) ay nating mahihirap, huwag sana tayong bay-Ia!

'R A beautiful "Farm Workers Calendar for 1970" is now available, featuring photos taken by George Ballis, a pro- 1970 CALENDA fessional photographer from Fresno, California, who has been with the Movement over many years. The Calendar illustrates all aspects of the farm workers' struggle for justice and dignity in the fields of California. On the final pages are the historical background on Cesar Chavez, the strike, and the boycott. The Calendar makes a beautiful and memorable Christmas gift, and solves the problem offinding a suitable and meaningful . present, while contributingat the same time to the farm workers _ ~ ~ __ .__ s~g~f~u~e•.i!1.0~ac..!lt'pl~25;t~s~e ~h~li~ _ ~..w- ~~~~~~~~~...

"BASTA!" ("Enough"), The Tale of Our Struggle. English and Spanish text. Photos by George Ballis. '!!r' .& '" J' "BASTA!" is a unique book, a photographic essay on the battle for dignity in the fields of California. D ae£-'4- 'The text is from the historic Plan of Delano, the proclamation of the farm workers which wa:s read, • at the rallies as farm workers marched from Delano to Sacramento in 1966. There is an introduction. by Cesar Chavez, Director of the Union. The photographer, George Ballis, has spent his life in the San Joaquin Valley. He is a sensitive artist, in the tradition of Dorothea Lange. He truly captur.es the spirit of the Movement. ($2.00 plus SO¢ for postage and handling). EL MALCRIADO/15

HUELGAI THE FIRST 100 DAYS ITHE GREAT DELANO GRAPE STRIKE -"HUELGA! " The First 100 Days of the Great Delano Grape Strike, by Eugene Nelson. "HUELGA!" by Eugene Nelson remains the finest account yet published on the early days of the Delano grape strike. Nelson was -a picket line Captain (and later led the Union drive to organize the melon fields of South Texas) and writes with intimate knowledge of the. origins and beginnings of the strike. Nelson also includes a brief biography and interviews with Cesar Chavez and other Union leaders, and a history of the National Farm Workers Associa~ion; . . the predecessor of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. (160 pages, with illustrations by George Ballis and others. In English only. $1.50). SONGS OF THE STRIKE "EL ESQUIROL" ("THE STRIKEBREAKER") and "Hl;rELGA EN GENERAL", ("THE GENERAL STRIKE"). 45 rpm record. Two of the finest songs to come out of the Delano grape strike, sungby the Teatro Campesino, the Farm Worker Theater, Augustin Lira, Luis Valdez, David Alaniz, and Danny· Valdez. .($1.00 plus 25¢ postage and handling). POSTERS OF .. VIL·LA, ZAPATA Posters; 17" x 23" ,oof Emiliano Zapata and Francisco "Pancho" Villa, with the banner headline, "VIVA LA RE­ VOLUCION". Zapata led the Revolution in the Central and Southern regions of Mexico, with theccry "Land and Liberty." Villa led the Revolutionary Armies in Northern Mexico. ($1.50 each, plus 25¢ postage and handling. 5 copies for $5.25. Please specify· how many Villa and how many """"-...IL&.r...... =...... Zapata posters yC!u wish). E miliano Zapata (black on red) ~ II Maler'''', I ~--'~~Ee OF ITHE FARM WORKER

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