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An important pointed brief about the lack of provincial agricultural pesticide regulations. Documents the pesticide death of Hamir Grewal after spraying Parathion in Abbotsford, BC. Details California pesticide laws and sites shortcomings of current BC industrial health and safety regulations. Extensive footnotes. Includes document for new 'Proposed Agricultural Pesticide Regulation'.

Letter includes monthly budget for staff, organizers and office.

An excerpt from the first issue of Ankur (A New Beginning) published by the Ankur Collective (similar to members of Vancouver Sath, including Sadhu Binning, Sukhwant Hundal and Harji Sangra --both Sukhwant and Harji are former CFU organizers). The magazine editorial explains one of the reasons for this new journal, 'for many Indo-Canadian writers has been a marginalization of their work by the mainstream media.' The centerfold features farmworkers photos by Craig Berggold.

An excerpt from the two-year labour contract: classification and wage rates.

A short memo that the provincial BC LRB decision awarding $40,000 to fired CFU members, who worked at Choi Mushroom Farm, was finally distributed to the workers before Christmas 1987, almost four and a half years after being fired.

A draft plan and review of groundwork laid in 1986-87. Attached projected budget. Circa 1988.

A summary of various government grants including: Canada Council Grant for Vancouver Sath's Fraser Valley theatre tour of 'Picket Line'; Health Promotion Project; Job Development Grant; ESL Crusade; Posion Control.

Provincial BC LRB decision and a brief summary of the history of the conflict between grower and union concerning the payment of $40,000 in back pay to former CFU members at the farm. The LRB ruled that an application to the BC Supreme Court was required to enforce payment.

CFU lawyers respond to Choi Mushroom Farms application, at the provincial BC LRB, to deny paying, previously agreed, back wages due to the recent CFU de-certification at the farm. LRB decision December 17, 1985 in support of the CFU request to enforce the request for $40,000 in back pay at the BC Supreme Court.

A condensed history of CFU activities concerning provincial BC Workers' Compensation; federal Unemployment Insurance (UIC); provincial Minimum Wages; distributed to the media during the September 23, 1985 CFU, BC Federation of Labour and Cesar Chavez press conference launching the renewed UFW Grape Boycott in Canada.

UFW President Cesar Chavez itinerary at various BC media events (radio and TV) and picket line at Safeway grocery store.

The field department workers vote negative ten, and affirmative seven for CFU representation.

CFU leaflets distributed to Berryland field workers before the vote on CFU representation. Outlines the benefits of joining CFU, including job security, wages, and overtime.

During the CFU organizing drive at Berryland Foods a new CFU member is fired. This application requests the re-hiring of the worker.

CFU applies to the provincial BC LRB to represent the field workers at Berryland Foods (A Division of Jim Pattison Enterprises).