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Chavez Strike and Boycott Threaten Lettuce Growers
Cesar Chavez supporters in Salinas warn that a lettuce boycott could begin if about 7,000 field workers in the Salinas Valley are not allowed to vote for a union. Teamsters claim many workers have signed, but elections are resisted as a meaningful offer. Manuel Chavez leads a strike in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo affecting 2,000 workers, with nonviolent aims and broad field support.
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United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Teamsters Union
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Teamsters
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California
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Manuel Chavez
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