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Joan Baez at the funeral of Juan de la Cruz
Producers: Frances EmleyCollection: Latin@
Activist folksinger Joan Baez sings at the funeral of Juan de la Cruz, a farm worker active in the United Farm-worker\'s Union who was killed on a picket line by a strikebreaker\'s bullet.
Cesar Chavez on the Exploitation of Farm Workers
Cesar Chavez (March 31, 1927–April 23, 1993) was a civil rights, Latino, farm worker, and labor leader; a religious and spiritual figure; a community servant and social entrepreneur; a crusader for nonviolent social change; and an environmentalist and consumer advocate. In 1968, Chavez gained attention as leader of a nationwide boycott of California table grapes in a drive to achieve labor contracts.
Dolores Huerta says Vote!
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesFormat: mp3Collection: La Lucha Continua: a talking mural in San Francisco
Dolores C. Huerta is the co-founder and First Vice President Emeritus of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO ("UFW"). The mother of 11 children, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Dolores has played a major roll in the American civil rights movement. In 1955, she was a founding member of the Stockton, CA chapter of the Community Service Organization (CSO), a grass-roots organization started by Fred Ross, Sr. The CSO battled segregation and police brutality, led voter registration drives, pushed for improved public services and fought to enact new legislation. Recognizing the needs of farm workers, while working for the CSO, Dolores organized and founded the Agricultural Workers Association in 1960. She became a fearless lobbyist in Sacramento, and in 1961 succeeded in obtaining the citizenship requirements removed from pension, and public assistance programs. She also was instrumental in passage of legislation allowing voters the right to vote in Spanish, and the right of individuals to take the driver’s license examination in their native language. In 1962 she lobbied in Washington DC for an end to the "captive labor" Bracero Program.
The Black Voice
Publisher: United Black WorkersYear: 1976Volume Number: Vol. 6-2Format: PeriodicalCollection: Various Black Liberation Movement Publications
The South End
Publisher: Wayne State UniversityYear: 1969Volume Number: Vol. 27-62 JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: League of Revolutionary Black Workers
Inner-City Voice
Publisher: League of Revolutionary Black WorkersYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 2-6 JuneFormat: PeriodicalCollection: League of Revolutionary Black Workers
Rank and File
Year: 1971Volume Number: Vol. 2-4 MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: League of Revolutionary Black Workers
Namibian Workers Organise
Contents Include: The Road to a National Liberation Movement; Keeping the torch burning; the torch burns bright again; workers unite for independence, building workers solidarity
The Namibian Worker
Publisher: National Union of Namibian WorkersDate: 8/14/1990Volume Number: 14-AugFormat: PeriodicalCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Cover Story: Labour Code in the Pipeline from Ministry of Labour
The Workers of Namibia
Publisher: International Defence & Aid Fund for Southern AfricaDate: 2/1979Volume Number: FebruaryFormat: ReportCollection: SWAPO- Namibia
Cheap labor is crucial to South Africa\'s illegal occupation of Namibia. Black workers keep Namibia\'s mines, farms, and factories running; they provide essential services for the white minority. Yet while Namibia is potentially one of the richest countries in Africa, the vast majority of its people live in conditions of great poverty, their lives and prospects restricted by Apartheid laws. This report describes the conditions of the Black workforce. It also shows how the demands of Namibian working people for improved wages and working conditions, and for political rights, lie at the heart of the national liberation movement, SWAPO.
