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Cesar Chavez — Part 10
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Since September 8, 1965, 3500 farm worker families in
Delano, California, have been on strike to get for themselves
these things other workers are legally guaranteed: the right
to orgahize into a union and to bargain collectively, the
right to a living wage, the right to humane working condi-
tions i a the right to dignity on the jo.
4 DiGiorgio Corporation, which last year grossed
$231,800,000, which owns 4600 acres in the strike zone (and
More than 26,000 acres all together), which has four dir-
ectors on the board of the huge B ank of America, and whose
wide-ranging corporate interests make it truly an economic
octopus, is being challenged by its field workers, whose
only power is their unity of purpose and strength of deter-
mination, and whose only weapon is their non-violent strixe.
THEY NEED YOUR HELP!
A nation-wide boycott is being conducted against
DiGiorgio products. S & W Foods warehouses are being
closed down in California and New England by large groups
of pickets with the suppa't of Teamsters' unions.
The midwest distribution center for DiGiorgio products
* is here in Chicago. It is crucial that it be closed down
temporarily to show DiGicrgio the strength of supp@t for
the strike. The Teamsters have indicated willingness to
respect picket lines at the warehcuse. Whether they do or
not may be contingent upon the force of our picket line.
The warehouse is located at 3350 N. Kedzie, one block
north of Belmont and the JFK Expresswey. On Monday, May 23,
1966, at 7:00 AM, people from all parts of the city will
meet at the S & W warehouse for a mass demonstration-picket.
The most effective aid you can give the strikers is to be
there,
B oycott and consumor pigk€ting will continue until
- the strike is WON. Te help ontact the strike coordinatar
on your campus, call Harpy Johnson at 939-2794, or write
NFWA, 1300 Nabash, Chicago, Illinois.
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