Date: 1984-05-31
Name(s): Boal, Sarwan
Description: Vancouver Sath writers Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal attend secondary picket line.
Date: 1989-01-01
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Fraser Valley farm worker cabins. Circa 1989.
Date: 1989-01-01
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Fraser Valley farm worker cabins. Circa 1989.
Date: 1979-06-01
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Fraser Valley, BC. Farmworkers cabins. Circa late 1970s.
Date: 1979-06-01
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Fraser Valley, BC. Indo-Canadian women farmworker. Circa late 1970s.
Date: 2010-04-08
Name(s): Marsden, Scott
Description: A curatorial booklet to accompany the photography group show with participating artists, Craig Berggold, Elaine Briere, Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge. The show focused on the history of the CFU and farmworkers organizing in the BC; temporary off-shore Mexican farm workers in Ontario; and Mexican-American farmworrkers and the UFW organizing in Washington State apple orchards. Also, invitation card.
Date: 1980-08-17
Description: General Farm & Allied Workers Union newsletter.
Date: 1980 (year approximate)
Description: Appeals to farm workers about their working conditions and suggests that only with collective strength can the CFU fight to change them. Date to be determined.
Date: 1985-01-01
Description: Leaflet is a general summary of unjust working and living conditions. Double-sided in english and punjabi. Circa 1985.
Date: 1985-09-23
Name(s): Aleman, Victor
Description: A joint press conference oraganized by CFU with UFW President Cesar Chavez to launch a renewed Grape Boycott campaign to pressure California growers to stop using pesticides and poisoning farm workers and consumers. The CFU hosted Cesar Chavez promoting the UFW's second major table grapes boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start of the Canadian boycott at the CFU Burnaby office. Attending (right to left) Father Jim Roberts, BC Federation of Labour President Art Kube, CFU…
Date: 1985-09-23
Description: This proposal is for the Canadian campaign of a consumer boycott of all California table grapes. Goals: Ban dangerous pesticides, Captan, Methyl Bromide, Dinoseb, Parathion and Phosdrin; establishment of joint UFW and grower testing program; free and fair elections for farmworkers. Describes cancer clusters in California rural towns, and media campaign with actor Martin Sheen. The CFU hosted Cesar Chavez, President of the United Farmworkers of America, and promoted the UFW's second major table…
Date: 1985-09-22
Name(s): Boal, Sarwan
Description: UFW President Cesar Chavez itinerary at various BC media events (radio and TV) and picket line at Safeway grocery store.
Date: 1985-09-01
Name(s): Aleman, Victor
Description: The CFU hosted UFW President Cesar Chavez promoting the UFW's second major table grape boycott. CFU held a press conference to announce the start of the Canadian grape boycott at the CFU Burnaby office. This photo is a private house meeting with CFU staff and supporters. (Left to right) Arturo Rodriguiez (current 2011 UFW President), Calvin Sandborn (4th), Tom Sandborn (5th), Sarwan Boal, (6th center), Cesar Chavez (7th center top), Anju Hundal (7th center bottom), Sukhwant Hundal (8th top),…
Date: 1985-09-23
Name(s): Boal, Sarwan
Description: A joint press conference with the CFU and UFW President Cesar Chavez to launch a renewed Grape Boycott campaign to pressure California growers to stop using pesticides and poisoning farm workers and consumers.
Date: 1985-09-23
Description: UFW makes pesticide poisoning the centrepiece of of a new grape boycott. Distributed at CFU press conference.
