Date: 1982-03-30
Description: This second annual proposal was developed to raise funds amongst the non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Also, first phase assesment with details of CFU cultural and educational material produced. Attached: a double-sided one sheet for the film 'A Time to Rise' in french and English a brochure 'An Appeal to the BC Legislature'; a letter from Raj Chouhan with a summary of BC provincial labour laws that exclude farmworkers; the first proposal of the Farmworkers ESL Crusade. Also, see first…
Date: 1984-02-05
Description: CFU fundraising appeal with a short summary of improvements in working conditions. Each new contributor was sent a CFU button. Song lyrics by Peter Dent. Photo by Craig Berggold of cranberry workers harvesting in Richmond, BC, November 1983.
Date: 1986-02-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: An overview and group interview with co-director Alec Charlton about the role of arts and culture in community and union organizing focused on the CFU experience. In 1985-86, the Canadian arts magazine FUSE ran a series of articles about CFU organizing and culture.
Date: 1984-07-20
Name(s): Berggold, Craig, Charlton, Alexandra, Hundal, Sukhwant
Description: Shooting script for 'Farmworkers Zindabad', a video dramatization of the Hoss Farm mushroom workers who were fired upon joining the CFU and set-up picket lines to win their jobs back. The script was written in english but performed in punjabi. Also see January 1, 1985 english Records (Documents) of the final production. The video was used extensively in the CFU's 'ESL Crusade' teaching farmworkers in their homes with an accompanying student activity book. Also attached is the document 'Video…
Date: 1984-07-22
Name(s): Hundal, Sukhwant
Description: Original song lyrics about organizing farmworkers performed in the video Farmworkers Zindabad.
Date: 1985-01-01
Name(s): Berggold, Craig, Charlton, Alexandra, Hundal, Sukhwant
Description: Transcribed script for 'Farmworkers Zindabad', a video dramatization of the Hoss Farm mushroom workers who were fired upon joining the CFU and set-up picket lines to win their jobs back. The script was written in english but performed in punjabi. Also see July 20, 1984 english shooting script. The video was used extensively in the CFU's 'ESL Crusade' teaching farmworkers in their homes with an accompanying student activity book. Also attached is the document 'Video Tape Background: Farmworkers…
Date: 1982-07-24
Description: An english-punjabi bi-lingual booklet with farmworkers basic employment related rights, including: minimum wages, piece rates vs. hourly rates, holiday and vacation pay, labour contractor, housing and transport deductions, health and safety, pesticide exposure, injuries on the job, women's issues relating to pregnancy, unemploment, income assistance, rights to unionization.
Date: 1983-01-10
Name(s): Chanda, Mutale
Description: A grant application to the federal Secretary of State. A summary of Ontario labour laws effecting farmworkers and short survey of Ontario work composition. CFU pulled out of this application when they suspended Ontario organizing.
Date: 1994-12-01
Name(s): Tatroff, Daniel
Description: Feature article 'Fields of Fear - Picking for a Living in BC'.
Date: 1982-02-05
Name(s): Shuto, Linda
Description: BCTF passed a motion to contribute $1.00 per member toward CFU's Farmworkers ESL crusade. This draft article explains this new English as a Second Language program.
Date: 1981-07-28
Name(s): Brun, Anne-Marie
Description: Incident occurred on July 19, 1981 in the town of Osoyoos, BC, in the Okanagan Valley.
Date: 1980-11-13
Name(s): Cavanaugh, Judy
Description: CFU calls meeting to inform Forrssell's Greenhouse farm workers that 3 weeks after their union certification vote the provincial BC Labour Relations Board has not released the results due to a decision to exclude office and sales staff from the vote.
Date: 1980-10-17
Name(s): Cavanaugh, Judy, Chouhan, Raj
Description: Leaflet distributed to farm workers at Forrssell's Greenhouse Ltd, Surrey before certification vote, explaining the benefits to joining a union. Describes who votes at workplace.
Date: 1980-09-09
Name(s): Cavanaugh, Judy
Description: A leaflet distributed to workers addressing misconceptions and legitimate concerns about what being in a union means. Presented in question and answer form.
Date: 1980-09-09
Description: Meeting to discuss workers at Forssell's Greenhouse joining the union. Double-sided with provincial BC labour 'Your right to join a union is protected by law.'
