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Title: A Time to Change: 30 Photographs of Indo-Canadian Farmworkers in the Fraser Valley
Description: Exhibition notes for Craig Berggold's photo exhibit 'A Time to Change' at the Abbotsford Gallery Museum. The photos show the early years of the CFU organizing in the Fraser Valley, BC, including images of CFU President Raj Chouhan and UFW President Cesar Chavez; also the Hoss Farm women mushroom workers strike; and farmworkers harvesting cold crops
Show moreExhibition notes for Craig Berggold's photo exhibit 'A Time to Change' at the Abbotsford Gallery Museum. The photos show the early years of the CFU organizing in the Fraser Valley, BC, including images of CFU President Raj Chouhan and UFW President Cesar Chavez; also the Hoss Farm women mushroom workers strike; and farmworkers harvesting cold crops - cauliflower and brussel sprouts. The 30 photos were purchased for the Museums permanent collection.
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Date: 2009-05-07

Title: Farmworkers ESL Crusade 1985 : 'A Time to Grow' - A Set of Ten Problem Posing Drawings for the Farmworkers ESL Crusade - Tutor's Guide First Draft
Description: The drawings depict stories in the daily lives of Indo-Canadian farmworkers. Each drawing tries to encode problems that farmworkers face. The text provides teaching lessons for English applied to political analysis. The drawings that tutor's actually use are 11"x 17" mounted on cardboard and laminated. Drawings by Shirley McGrew and text by ESL
Show moreThe drawings depict stories in the daily lives of Indo-Canadian farmworkers. Each drawing tries to encode problems that farmworkers face. The text provides teaching lessons for English applied to political analysis. The drawings that tutor's actually use are 11"x 17" mounted on cardboard and laminated. Drawings by Shirley McGrew and text by ESL coordinator David Jackson. See file 'A Set of Ten Problem Posing Drawings for the Farmworkers ESL Crusade' to view original scanned drawings.
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Date: 1985-02-01

Title: BC Farmworkers Organize - leftwords Vol.1 No.6
Description: A front page photo and center-spread feature article and about the FWOC's first year of activity. Describes a May 1977 Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union certification at a Peace River corporate farm.
Date: 1979-11-01

Title: Their Season of Struggle - Farmworkers in the '90s
Description: MEHFIL 'The Magazine for Today's Indo-Canadian' publishes a cover photo and two feature articles about the CFU and farm workers in the Fraser Valley. All photos in the article attributed to 'CFU archive' are by photographer Craig Berggold.
Date: 1995-08-01

Title: Support Canadian Farmworkers Union
Description: One of CFU's first French language leaflets distributed during late summer investigative organizing in Okanagan. Public meeting Oct. 12, 1981 attended by 120 fruit pickers. Double-sided in english and french.
Date: 1980-10-12

Title: Get Wise and Organize !!
Description: Leaflet is a general summary of unjust working and living conditions. Double-sided in english and punjabi. Circa 1985.
Date: 1985-01-01

Title: Driediger Farms : We are here because…Driediger signed a negotiated agreement with the Union
Description: Leaflet distributed at a demonstartion at Driediger Farms, Langley to protest the grower’s withdrawal from negotiations. The grower negotiated with the CFU for two months and backed out of signing a contract that had been jointly agreed upon. Double-sided in english and punjabi.
Date: 1980-06-28

Title: Support Canadian Farmworkers Union
Description: One of CFU's first French language leaflets distributed during late summer investigative organizing in Okanagan. Public meeting Oct. 12, 1981 attended by 120 fruit pickers. Double-sided in english and french.
Date: 1980-10-12

Title: Farmworkers ESL Crusade 1983 : 'A Time to Learn' - Draft. A report on the needs assessment survey for the ESL Crusade of the CFU
Description: CFU staff take an interview questionnaire around to the homes of 62 farmworkers (52 women). The report, with farmworker comments, is a snapshot of recent Indo-Canadian immigrants in south Vancouver. Length in Canada; Education; Work History; Funded by the federal Secretary of State-Multiculturalism;
Date: 1983-07-01

Title: Farmworkers ESL Crusade 1981 : Plan for April 1982 to April 1983; includes August 18, 1981 CFU letter to Frontier College.
Description: CFUs first proposal for a farmworkers educational program called ESL Crusade to be launched April 1982 and modeled on Cuban and Nicaraguan workers literacy programs; and initial letter from CFU executive asking Frontier College for assistance to establish program.
Date: 1981-10-13

Title: Canadian Farmworkers Union Founding Public Celebration April 26, 1980
Description: Agenda for evening; CFU President Raj Chouhan's speech celebrating the founding of the first Canadian farmworkers union. Event attended by UFW President Cesar Chavez.
Date: 1980-04-26

Title: Farm Workers Organizing Committee : Concerning Legislative Recommendations on Matters that Affect BC Farm Workers
Description: FWOC's first summary brief outlining farmworkers unjust working and living conditions and their exclusion from employment standards legislation. Highlights proposed changes to federal, provincial and municipal laws affecting farm workers. Includes footnote citations and bibliography. Appendix; California Pesticide law; and, a brief on BC's wrongful
Show moreFWOC's first summary brief outlining farmworkers unjust working and living conditions and their exclusion from employment standards legislation. Highlights proposed changes to federal, provincial and municipal laws affecting farm workers. Includes footnote citations and bibliography. Appendix; California Pesticide law; and, a brief on BC's wrongful dismissal law of unorganized workers. Also includes the April 10, 1975 final Report of the Standing Committee of BC Legislative Assembly on Labour and Justice.
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Date: 1980-02-22

Title: 1983 CFU Report - Draft 2
Description: The most important internal report on CFU activities, including organizing history at each farm and self-evaluation. Plus a BC wide overview of farm work both seasonal and year round operations. A survey of CFU-Ontario; an official CFU history; an important report by David Lane called 'An Overview of Organizing Potential 1983', documenting mushroom
Show moreThe most important internal report on CFU activities, including organizing history at each farm and self-evaluation. Plus a BC wide overview of farm work both seasonal and year round operations. A survey of CFU-Ontario; an official CFU history; an important report by David Lane called 'An Overview of Organizing Potential 1983', documenting mushroom, nurseries, diary and berry operations; also, Draft Report 01; Financial Statements 1980, 1981, 1982; Plan of Action 1981-1983 Draft 01 Update.
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Date: 1983-10-20

Title: Unemployment Insurance : The Federal Government is the Best Friend that the Vicious Farm Labour Contractor Ever Had
Description: Concerning Section 16 of the federal UI Act, that requires 25 days with same employer, and results in seasonal farmworkers relying on the labour contractor.
Date: 1981-10-29

Title: Farmworker 1981 Vol. 04
Description: A tri-lingual newspaper with English front side (5-pages), two-page centerfold in French, and Punjabi front side (5-pages). CFU's new logo is presented on the front page. Headlines: CFU National Convention A Success; CFU Signs First Agreement; Ontario's Farmworkers Now Have A Union; Use And Misuse of Pesticides; Immigrant Women Exploited; The
Show moreA tri-lingual newspaper with English front side (5-pages), two-page centerfold in French, and Punjabi front side (5-pages). CFU's new logo is presented on the front page. Headlines: CFU National Convention A Success; CFU Signs First Agreement; Ontario's Farmworkers Now Have A Union; Use And Misuse of Pesticides; Immigrant Women Exploited; The Attack at Osoyoos; Okanagan Farmworkers Attend CFU Public Meeting.
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Date: 1981-04-01

Title: Farmworker 1980 Vol. 01 No. 02
Description: The first newspaper of the Canadian Farmworkers Union. A bi-lingual newspaper with English front side (6-pages) and Punjabi front side (6-pages). Headlines include: Farmworkers Union Formed; Farmworkers march in fields; Goons attack CFU vice-president's home; Farmworkers demonstrate in Vancouver; Boycott Red Coach Label Iceberg Lettuce;
Date: 1980-04-15

Title: Farmworker 1980 Vol. 03
Description: CFU's first tri-lingual paper with English front side (5-pages) and one French page and Punjabi front side (6-pages); Headlines: CFU on the move - 2 certifications won; Chavez attends Vancouver Rally; Jury raps living conditions; 250 attend meeting on health and safety; CUPE contributes $10,000 to CFU Delegates at NDP convention support farmworkers
Show moreCFU's first tri-lingual paper with English front side (5-pages) and one French page and Punjabi front side (6-pages); Headlines: CFU on the move - 2 certifications won; Chavez attends Vancouver Rally; Jury raps living conditions; 250 attend meeting on health and safety; CUPE contributes $10,000 to CFU Delegates at NDP convention support farmworkers; Phoney union trying to sabotage CFU organizing; Racist attack on union organizer; Government responsible for deaths of four children in Fraser Valley; Letter to the Fruit Pickers of the Okanagan; Editorial - Pesticides a threat to the farmworker.
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Date: 1980-09-01

Title: Unemployment Insurance : Submission to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-21 of the Unemployment Insurance Act
Description: Historical overview of the federal Unemployment Insurance Act's discrimination of farmworkers and the inter-connection with the rise of farm labour contractors. Proposed amendments to the UI Act.
Date: 1989-08-25

Title: FarmWorker 1979 Vol. 01 No. 01
Description: The first Canadian farm workers newspaper published by the Farm Workers Organizing Committee. A bi-lingual paper with Punjabi front side (8-pages) and English front side (4-pages). Headlines include: 'Farmworkers First Major Victory Farmer Had To Pay $80,000' at Mukhtiar Growers in Fraser Valley, BC; Also, press release supporting Vietnamese
Show moreThe first Canadian farm workers newspaper published by the Farm Workers Organizing Committee. A bi-lingual paper with Punjabi front side (8-pages) and English front side (4-pages). Headlines include: 'Farmworkers First Major Victory Farmer Had To Pay $80,000' at Mukhtiar Growers in Fraser Valley, BC; Also, press release supporting Vietnamese refugee boat people but not as bonded labour by sponsoring Fraser Valley farmers; UFW campaign to Boycott Chiquitta bananas; letters of support from UFW President Cesar Chavez.
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Date: 1979-08-03

Title: Ontario Labour: Farmworkers Ripe For Change
Description: Ontario Labour Magazine features Canadian Farmworkers Union President Raj Chouhan on their front cover. Plus a feature article on the founding of the CFU. Early photos of farmworkers direct action.
Date: 1980-07-01

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