CFU 2nd National Convention Documents; including, Executive Report on the Activities of the CFU April 1981 - March 1982; Agenda; Financial Report; Resolutions; List of Delegates;

Date
1982-03-26
Creator: Canadian Farmworkers' Union
Description

Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1981 - 1982 activities. Includes a realistic appraisal of organizing challenges. Lists CFU first certifications, first strikes and first collective agreements by unionized farmworkers in Canada. Updates federal and provincial govt lobbying. Convention passes resolution to launch a Farmworkers Literacy Crusade and establish a Farmworkers Educational Society. Financial report outlines CLC arrangement to pay staff wages. MISSING pages with Resolution A-4, A-5, A-6, A-10, A-14, A-15

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Nationality
Indo-Canadians
South Asians
East Indians
First Nations
Aboriginals
Indigenous
Asians
Quebecois
Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Okanagan
Ontario
Indo-Canadians
South Asians
East Indians
First Nations
Native Indians
Aboriginals
Indigenous
Asians
Quebecois
Keywords
conventions
farm workers
farmworkers
Organizing
Strikes
Collective agreements
Support Committees
Educational and Cultural Activities
English as a Second Language
Labour Laws
unemployment insurance
employment standards
Labour Contractors
Housing
BC Labour Relations Board
Union Cabin Access
Health and safety
pesticides
Workers' Compensation
Women's issues
Domestic Workers
Off-shore Labour
racism
Discrimination
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Punjabi
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
con0007
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