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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).

CFU won a certification vote of Choi Mushroom Farm Ltd on December 28, 1983. The units was de-certified on July 16, 1985 due to an employer led vote. The CFU never achieved a first contract at the farm during two years of negotiating. During this time the employer fired many CFU members and was eventually found by the provincial BC LRB to have unjustly fired these workers. The BC LRB made a filing in the BC Supreme Court that the CFU members be paid their back pay and they won $40,000 in…

A detailed history of the relationship between original East Indian CFU members who certified the unit and the new recently hired Korean workers who applied for de-certification. Mr. Choi is a Korean mushroom grower who hired some of his relatives. This complaint concerns the firing of CFU members at the farm.

Bell Farms Ltd (CFU's first contract) 240 acres was sold and broken up into several smaller farms. The provincial BC LRB ruled that CFU retained successorship rights to Jagbar Farms 80 acres, but a new certification vote would be required at Columbia Farms. The CFU lost this vote on November 27, 1984.

The provincial BC LRB reversed its earlier decision of September 7, 1983 and granted the CFU successor status to Columbia Cranberry Company Ltd, and Jagbar Farms Ltd. The LRB did not recommend remediation at the time, and requested more hearings. A final decision was rendered on November 8, 1984, almost two years after the initial land sales from Bell Farms Ltd requiring new union certification votes.

A bi-lingual leaflet to the workers are asked to discuss a strike action.

CFU letter to pay workers back pay. Also, a response from the solicitor on October 8, 1981 agreeing with the CFU position.

The CFU filed a provincial BC LRB complaint April 28, 1981 that the employer unfairly fired eight CFU members. This letter is from the employer's lawyers claiming the firings were just. The issue was settled between union and employer on July 17, 1981 and June 11, 1982.

Two CFU's leaflets to the patrons of the Naam Restaurant to respect the workers secondary picket line.

Summary of notes at the April 21st and 24th LRB hearing regarding the CFU picketing at the Naam Restaurant.

The CFU filed a provincial BC LRB complaint that the employer unfairly fired a CFU member. This letter is from the employers lawyers claiming the firing was due to improper work on the job. The issue was settled in the workers favor on July 17, 1981 with back wages. Another agreement between union and employer on June 11, 1982 concerning the same worker.

Raj's makes a formal statement of assault while on the Jensen Mushroom Farm picket line in the Fraser Valley, BC.