Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection

Selected publications, documents, and other significant items from the complete Canadian Farmworkers Union collection. 500+ publications, documents, and other significant items from the complete CFU archival collection held by the SFU Library's Special Collections. 

Visit Special Collections and Rare Books Canadian Farmworkers Union Project for more information, including an extensive chronology that provides contextual access to items in the collection.

Contributed by Craig Berggold and Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University Library.

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Raj Chouhan's Speech at the Ontario Support Committee Public Meeting

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Date: 1980-12-06
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: A general overview of farmworkers unjust working conditions and the activities of the CFU. Issues of immigrants, discrimination and racism.

Raj Chouhan's Speech at the Telecommunications Workers Union Convention

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Date: 1980-06-11
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: A brief overview of farmworkers working conditions and CFU activities during the first year.

Raj Chouhan's Speech at WCB Public Hearings, Richmond

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Date: 1984-01-16
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: A pointed presentation concerning the lack of Health and Safety coverage for farmworkers in the provoince of BC.

Raj Chouhan's Speech for IWA Convention

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Date: 1980-10-01
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: A brief history of the solidarity between the CFU and IWA. Many Indo-Canadians work in BC logging mills and are members of the IWA. Also, a review of CFU activities duirng the first year.

Raj Chouhan's Speech to the National Farmers Union

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Date: 1980-12-02
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: A general overview of farmworkers working conditions and CFU activities during the first year. Appeals to a common cause of small farmers and farmworkers against large scale agricultural industry.

Raj Chouhan's Speech: To Stand Down as CFU President

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Date: 1986-03-16
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: The CFU's founding president 'stand down' speech to delegates of the CFU Sixth National Convention, at IWA Hall New Westminster. Hand written.

Raj Chouhan's trial - minutes

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Date: 1983-03-08
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: Raj's hand written minutes during the trial where he is accused of assault.

Rally Against Changes to Unemployment Insurance Regulations

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Date: 1986-05-22
Description: Rally attended by 600 farmworkers and supporters to protest new Unemployment Insurance 16 week rule required for UI benefits. CFU collected over 8000 signatures against the 16 week rule and presented petition.

Rally Against Changes to Unemployment Insurance Regulations, Vancouver, Georgia Street. CFU President Sarwan Boal addresses 600 farmworkers.

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Date: 1986-05-22
Name(s): [Photograher unknown]
Description: Rally attended by 600 farmworkers and supporters to protest new Unemployment Insurance 16 week rule required for UI benefits. CFU collected over 8000 signatures against the 16 week rule and presented petition.

Rally Against Changes to Unemployment Insurance Regulations, Vancouver, Georgia Street. Group of male farm workers. UIC be fair to seasonal workers!

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Date: 1986-05-22
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Rally attended by 600 farmworkers and supporters to protest new Unemployment Insurance 16 week rule required for UI benefits. CFU collected over 8000 signatures against the 16 week rule and presented petition.

Rally Against Changes to Unemployment Insurance Regulations, Vancouver, Georgia Street. Three male farm workers. We hate to be hungry.

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Date: 1986-05-22
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Rally attended by 600 farmworkers and supporters to protest new Unemployment Insurance 16 week rule required for UI benefits. CFU collected over 8000 signatures against the 16 week rule and presented petition.

Rally Against Changes to Unemployment Insurance Regulations, Vancouver, Georgia Street. United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union leader John Radosevic addresses the rally. Bonni Devlin holds bullhorn.

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Date: 1986-05-22
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Rally attended by 600 farmworkers and supporters to protest new Unemployment Insurance 16 week rule required for UI benefits. CFU collected over 8000 signatures against the 16 week rule and presented petition.

Rally Against Changes to Unemployment Insurance Regulations: 16 Weeks Why? No More UI ? What Next?

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Date: 1986-05-22
Description: Leaflet distributed on at the May 22, 1986 rally of 600 farmworkers, at the regional UIC office on Georgia Street, Vancouver. CFU protests new federal Unemployment Insurance changes of 16 week rule required for UI benefits.

Regulations Not Deaths: Farmworkers' Health and Safety

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Date: 1986-01-07
Name(s): Berggold, Craig
Description: Headlines: A dangerous industry; Bad working conditions lead to serious injury; A poisoned workplace; Wanted water, toilets and daycare; Craig Berggold's photo text series 'I would like to tell you a story...' on farm workers health and safety. This brochure is one in a series of four.

Report on Fruit Pickers in the Okanagan Meeting Human Rights Commssion May, 1981 - Recommendations

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Date: 1981-05-01
Description: This report summarizes problems encountered by fruit pickers in the Okanagan and makes recommendations for provincial government agencies. Includes summaries of submissions from orchardists, fruit pickers, and community organizations. Notes the discrimination that french speaking fruit pickers experience in the Okanagan community. Highlights the violent attack on fruit pickers in a camp.