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Song of the Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87

Song of the Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87

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Latino StudiesRegional: WestSocial Movements

Publisher Price: $18.95

ISBN10: 1608466809
ISBN13: 9781608466801
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: Oct 25 2016
Pages: 237
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
On September 9, 1985, one thousand mainly Mexican women workers in Watsonville, California, the frozen food capital of the world, were forced out on strike in response to an attempt by Watsonville Canning owner, Mort Console, to break their union. They returned to work eighteen months later. Not one had crossed the picket line. A moribund union has been revitalized, and Watsonville's Latino majority emerged as a major force in local politics.

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