Song of the stubborn one thousand
the Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87
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Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101608466809
- ISBN-139781608466801
- OCLC Control Number945949135
- Better World Books9781608466801
- Open LibraryOL27218576M
Classifications
- DDC331.8928664
- LCCHD5326.C2 S53 2016
- LCCHD5325
and 1 more
- LCCHD5325.F7 C27 2016
Description
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. At a time when organized labor was in headlong retreat, the Watsonville Canning strike was a dramatic show of the power of women workers, whose struggle became a rallying point for the Chicano movement. Apart from its sheer drama, the strikers' story illuminates the challenges facing a group of ordinary working people who waged a protracted and ultimately successful struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds.
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