Grape Growers Face Ruin Amid Boycott and Low Prices
California table grape growers struggle as a union sponsored boycott and depressed prices bite. Small growers in Coachella Valley report losses of about $1.50 per 22-pound box, with current prices around $2.75, far below normal costs. Federal mediators note talks may resume, while growers warn many small growers may go broke this year.
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James K. Staley
Associated Press
Hope
California
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Organizion Committee
Coachela Valley
Lionel Steinberg
Coachella Valley
Minimum Wage Back Pay Ruling in California Case
In San Francisco, a Superior Court judge upheld the state and AFL-CIO demand for back wages to fruit and vegetable packing house workers. The ruling requires retroactive payment of 1963 and 1964 minimums with 7 percent interest, with 60 days for appeal. The dispute centers on wage rates, hearings, and pesticide concerns.
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San Francisco
Joseph Karesh
State Attorney General
Afl-Cio
California Grape and Tree Fruit League
League
Industrial Welfare Division
Clark Maser
Reagan proposes Apollo Highway for I five in California
Sacramento Governor Ronald Reagan proposed naming Interstate 5 in California the Apollo Highway to honor the three astronauts who landed on the moon.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
California
Strikebreaking charge filed over Vallejo fire stations
The California State Employees Association filed a grievance on behalf of Vallejo firemen alleging forest fire fighters were used as strikebreakers during the Vallejo police and firemen strike. The strike ended Tuesday as the union seeks review by state officials.
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UPS
Vallejo
State Division of Forestry
California State Employees Association
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