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Bulletin No.2 - Hartals (Strikes)
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.
CFU 8th National Convention Documents; including National Executive Report; Agenda; List of Delegates; Financial Report; ESL Report; Resolutions;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1987 - 1988 activities. Updates on weighing of picked berries on inaccurate scales; Pesticides; federal Unemployment Insurance and Forget Commission; provincial WCB; National Farmers Union; opposition to new provincial Bills 19 and 20; resolution to repeal the federal Free Trade agreement.
CFU 7th National Convention Documents; including National Executive Report; Agenda; List of Delegates; Financial Report; ESL Report; Resolutions;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1986 - 1987 activities. Updates CFU certifications; provincial BC LRB back pay victory for mushroom workers; major campaign to repeal unfair federal UI regulations and Forget Commission; lack of provincial WCB coverage; strategy for organizing seasonal workers, ie. Neighbourhood Committees; staff changes; Legal Clinic; ESL report; Minutes in punjabi.
CFU 4th National Convention Documents; including National Executive Report; Agenda; List of Delegates; Financial Report; Resolutions;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1983 - 1984 activities. Including accomplishments on collective agreement negotiations, ESL Crusade, Cabin Access, Operation Solidaity, Legal Clinic; changes to federal UI Act; and setbacks at Jensen Mushroom Farm and Bell Farms, provincial Workers Compensation Coverage, and union's financial situation.
CFU 2nd National Convention Documents; including, Executive Report on the Activities of the CFU April 1981 - March 1982; Agenda; Financial Report; Resolutions; List of Delegates;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1981 - 1982 activities. Includes a realistic appraisal of organizing challenges. Lists CFU first certifications, first strikes and first collective agreements by unionized farmworkers in Canada. Updates federal and provincial govt lobbying. Convention passes resolution to launch a Farmworkers Literacy Crusade and establish a Farmworkers Educational Society. Financial report outlines CLC arrangement to pay staff wages. MISSING pages with…
CFU 9th National Convention Documents; including National Executive Report; Agenda; Staff List; Financial Report; ESL Report; Resolutions;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1988 - 1989 activities. Updates seasonal organizing; weighing scales and piece rate system; provincial Health and Safety regulations; pesticides; collective agreement at Fraser Valley Foods; federal Unemploment Insurance; ESL Report; Missing list of delegates.
CFU 5th National Convention Documents; including National Executive Report; Agenda; List of Delegates; Financial Report; Resolutions;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1984 - 1985 activities, including: seasonal and year round organizing; phone campaign; certifications; collective agreements; strikes; ESL Crusade; Legal Clinic; federal UI Act; provincial Workers' Compensation; staff changes; and financial situation.
CFU 3rd National Convention Documents; including Executive Report on the Activities of the CFU April 1982 to March 1983; Agenda; List of Delegates; Financial Report; Resolutions; National Constitution; Convention Minutes; Report from the Ontario Region Canadian Farmworkers Union March 1983;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1982 - 1983 activities. Including organizing, certifications, collective agreements, strikes, ESL Crusade, cabin access, Legal Clinic, federal UI regulations, provincial Workers Compensation. Two delegates from Jensen Mushroom Farm, who had crossed the picket line are not allowed to sit at the convention. Guest Speaker from Manitoba Farmworkers Assoc are welcomed. Resolution to discuss merger with UFCW. Resolution of support to CST Nicaragua and…
CFU 6th National Convention Documents; including National Executive Report; Agenda; List of Delegates; Financial Report; ESL Report; Resolutions;
Important CFU Executive Report with summary of 1985 - 1986 activities. Important survey of several decertifications at CFU farms attributed to new provincial BC Labour Code laws making it easier for the employer to fire pro-union workers. Includes realistic appraisal of seasonal and year round organizing collective agreements; ESL Crusade; Legal Clinic; federal UI Act; provincial Workers Compensation; staff changes; and financial situation; Resolution to repeal provincial Bill 28 to amend BC…