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bef es raard . dae lt. ws or err ey hundred twenty hefty, bearded men from L.A. are paid $67.50 per day to pro- tect the interests of ti--. Teamsters and the sYpwers. Ina ared. ‘sonference on June 19 Grami insisted all the"quards" were Teemsters on leave from their usual jobs to assist him with the problems.in Coachella. Wherever they come from it is clear that they are the biggest joke that has hit Coachel- la for 2 iong time. They would be funny except for the tragic results that keep happening from their con- tinued presence. Some cf their more brilliant statements include: "If you don't like it, ya want to make some- thin' of it?" As we returned to Michi- yan we could only feel sorry for the poor people in this small desert town. They must live in this atmosphere of fear and intimidation for the next month until the harvest is over. Conclusion &s we left the Coachelia Valley we could not help but recall the words of an article about Einar Mohn, director of the Western Conference of Teamsters. Jane Kiely, of Graduate Theologoiceal Un- ion (Berkeley) interviewed him for her dissertation on farm labor. Mohn said ferm workers will not he able to take part in meetings for ahout two years (L.A. Times, April 28). In two years he expects more whites in the fields and this, he says, will make organizing farmworkers more feasible. Because of the present membership of the union he said it is dif~ ficult to have an effective union. In conclusion, we can only say that the Teamsters have no business calling them- selves a union of farmworkers. They could not possibly come to understand the needs of farmworkers, nor dp they plan on repre- senting them fairly when it comes to a4 showdown with the growers. Grapes produced under their contracts should make the ord- inary person of conscience sick, when he knows the full extent of the oppresion un- der which these grapes are harvested. Because of this, we urge the members of CCMA to: 1) work with existing groups in your erea to support the UF! boycott of Qranes anc Jettuce; 2) see wheat can be feee Pe your arep 4. inion money for the UFii peopie on strike; send contributions to: United Farm Workers, La Paz, P.O. . Box 62, Keene, California 93531; 3) con- a 4 H ; * sider going to California and+ join the Farm workers on the picket lim fona feu days. Foy ~pformation about this 2s "well as on-goin.. information about the UFw struggle write or call: National Farm Worker Ministry 1411 W. Olympic Blvd. Room 514 Los Angeles, Calif. 90075 (213) 386-8130 . Ask for their NEWSLETTER. Along with the United Farmworkers we Bgree, "Si se Puede!" (Yes, it is possi- blel). Task. Force on Farmworkers Wayne State University 761 University Center Detroit, Michigan 46202 €343) 577-3462