Grapes and Pesticide Controversy at Washington Hearings
In Washington the California grape boycott hearings over Aldrin residue on grapes fail to resolve who contaminated the fruit. Cesar Chavez and Mondale push a health protection and wage agenda amid sharp exchanges with Murphy and California growers. The dispute centers on pesticide fears, worker safety, and potential impact on the boycott.
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Growers Plan to Fight as Long as It Takes
Allan Grant, head of the California Palm Bureau Federation, said grape growers will resist union drives and seek national labor rules within a year. He argued the United Farm Workers boycott harms small farmers not in the strike and accused Chavez of pressuring concessions while pesticides and residues are cited in dispute. Chavez told Congress the union seeks better conditions for poor farm workers, mainly minorities.
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