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. 

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Bulletin - Mandatory Workers Compensation Coverage for Farmworkers Major Victory For CFU

Date: 1982-04-01
Description: Announces details of wages in voluntary agreement with Pannu Farms, Aldergrove for 50 CFU members. Updates recent CFU National convention resolutions.

Bulletin No.2 - Hartals (Strikes)

Date: 1981-04-01
Description: Updates two strikes and activities on the picket line: Country Farm Natural Foods Ltd in Richmond, BC; and Jensen Mushroom Farm Ltd in Langley, BC. Also notice on 1981 Union Dues. Double-sided english and punjabi.

Cabin Access Team Meeting Agenda Notes

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Date: 1982-07-26
Name(s): Chouhan, Raj
Description: Handwritten minutes reporting obstructions by growers to union access to cabins.

Cabin Access: A Leaflet for Cabins - Your Fundamental Rights

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Date: 1982-07-01
Description: The provincial BC Labour Relations Board granted the CFU the right to visit seasonal farmworkers who lived in cabins during the harvest. The CFU called this cabin access.

Cabin Access: Canadian Farmworkers' Union and Bathe Farms Ltd

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Date: 1983-07-05
Name(s): Herman, Ruth S.
Description: Regarding the entrance of BCTV video crew on to a farm that the CFU had permission to access.

Cabin Access: J.K. Berry Farm Ltd And J.S. Toore - and - Canadian Farmworkers Union, Local 1 (Application Pursuant to Sections 3, 5, 8, 28, 29, 30, and 138 of the Labour Code)

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Date: 1982-09-17
Name(s): McCool, Carolyn
Description: An additional letter of new complaints (first letter of complaints filed August 12, 1982) from CFU lawyer to the provincial BC Labour Relations Board regarding the growers threats to CFU staff, including Judy Cavanagh and supporters (Ujjal Dosanjh) during their provincial BC LRB legally sanctioned cabin access to speak with farmworkers.

Cabin Access: Labour Relations Board of BC - H.S. Rai Farms Ltd, Townline Growers Ltd, Mukhtiar Growers Ltd, J.K. Berry Farms Ltd, M&G. Bros. Farms Ltd, Bathe Farms Ltd, J.S. Toore and Sandhu Farms Ltd, - and - Canadian Farmworkers Union Local 1 - Decision of the Board

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Date: 1982-03-17
Name(s): Kelleher, Stephen
Description: An important legal precedent that gave the CFU the right to visit seasonal farmworkers in the cabins on the farms where they lived and worked during harvest.

Cabin Access: Memorandum - Farmworkers File

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Date: 1981-09-28
Name(s): McCool, Carolyn
Description: Lawyer Carolyn McCool notes for the provincial BC Labour Relations Board Hearings (Sept 28, 1981) concerning 'Access Application'; the CFU's appeal to have the right to meet with seasonal workers living in growers cabins during the harvest. Includes a detailed description of the number of farmworkers at each of the eight growers farms during harvest; also various detailed narratives of the union's access to farm workers denied by growers.

Cabin Access: Re: H.S. Rai Farms Ltd, Townline Growers Ltd, Mukhtiar Growers Ltd, J.K. Berry Farms Ltd, M.&G. Bros. Farms Ltd, Bathe Farms Ltd, J.S. Toore and Sandhu Farms Ltd, - and - Candian Farmworkers Union, Local 1 (Application Pursuant to Sections 3, 5, 8, 28, 29, 30 and 138 of the Labour Code.)

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Date: 1982-08-12
Name(s): McCool, Carolyn
Description: A long detailed letter of complaints of the CFU's denind access to farmworkers. Followed by a letter from the provincial BC Labour Relations Board asking the parties to attend a hearing.

Cabin Access: Report of incident at J.S. Toor Farm

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Date: 1983-07-20
Description: An unsigned statement from CFU organizer or volunteer about the threat of violence if the union continued to visit the farm. The CFU had legal access to seasonal farmworkers at their cabins as per provincial BC LRB decision.

Cabin Access: Report of Incident at Sandhu Farms Ltd

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Date: 1983-07-14
Description: An unsigned statement from a CFU organizer or volunteer detailing the use of violence and threats to intimidate organizers who had legal access to seasonal farmworkers cabins.

Cabin Access: To Interested Parties, Re: H.S. Rai Farms Ltd et al - and the Canadian Farmworkers Union, Local 1 (Section 4(2) Application, Ref. No. 1/83)

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Date: 1983-05-10
Name(s): Foley, Bruce
Description: Based on the March 17, 1982 provincial BC LRB decision to allow CFU access to eight farms to meet with farmworkers who lived in cabins during the harvest; in 1983 this access order was renewed.

Cabin Access: To Interested Parties, Re: H.S. Rai Farms Ltd, Townline Growers Ltd, Mukhtiar Growers Ltd, J.K. Berry Farms Ltd, M.&G. Bros. Farms Ltd, Bathe Farms Ltd, J.S. Toore and Sandhu Farms Ltd, - and - Candian Farmworkers Union, Local 1 (Application pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Labour Code)

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Date: 1982-05-06
Name(s): Kelleher, Stephen
Description: Following the March 17, 1982 provincial BC Labour Relations Board decision to allow CFU access to eight growers farms to meet with farmworkers who lived in cabins during the harvest; a subsquent hearing held April 23, 1982 determined the conditions for such visits.

Canada's Forgotten People Farmworkers: Facts you may not know about the people who feed you

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Date: 1986-05-22
Name(s): Pollak, N. J.
Description: Booklet reviews farmworkers exploitative living and working conditions. Headlines: 'Minimum Wage Farmworkers Treated Like Slaves' with a list of provincial facts; 'Farmworkers face Hungry Winters' about federal UIC dicrimination; 'A Time To Learn' summary of ESL program; 'Pesticides BC's Hidden Health Hazard' and the exclusion of farmworkers from Health and Safety regulations; 'Sexual Harassment The Problem No One Wants To Talk About'; Cover photo is incorrectly credited, actual cover photo is…

Canadian Farmworkers Union - To All New Members

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Date: 1980-08-24
Name(s): Gill, Charan
Description: An appeal to new CFU members to assist in organizing, attend meetings, contribute to the union paper and office activities.