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In February 1983, Bell Farms Ltd, a 240 acre cranberry operation, was sold into parcels of land. CFU applied for 'successor status' on March 8, 1983. On September 7, 1983 the CFU lost this decision at the provincial Labour Realtions Board of BC. Also, attached is the dissenting opinion at BC LRB.

CFU lawyer reponds to de-certification application letter signed by 27 employees. The letter reviews the difficult history at this farm including a long strike. Second letter is dated May 20, 1983.

A letter from Ohio Farm Labor Organizing Committee requesting an endorsement in support of the Boycott against Campbell Soup Company.

In February 1983, Bell Farms Ltd, a 240 acre cranberry operation, was sold into parcels of land. CFU applied for 'successor status'. The CFU lost this decision at the provincial Labour Realtions Board of BC on September 7, 1983. Also, attached are the letters from the growers lawyers.

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'.

Headlines: Off-shore workers; Housing and Living Conditions; Health and Safety; Racism and Discrimination; Social and Cultural Life. One of a series of four booklets. Photography by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge. Produced between Fall 1982 and March 1983.

A 1973 provincial Ontario task force disclosed that child labour and other forms of exploitation are the norm. What is pregnancy leave and who is entitled to it? One of a series of four booklets. Photography by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge. Produced between Fall 1982 and March 1983.

Bi-lingual Newsletter to CFU members only. Headlines: Agreements Signed with Reimer's Nursery and Fraser Valley Frosted Foods; Two Seasonal Voluntary Agreements; CFU Memebers Dispatched to Bell Farm; Hartal (Strikes); Abolish the 25 Day Rule, CFU launches UIC Campaign; Why the Union is Fighting For Workers Compensation Coverage; Access to Cabins; Okanagan Activities; Bring Your Income Tax Forms to the Union Office; Legal Services Clinic.

Craig Berggold's hand-written notes from summer of organizing tobacco workers in southern Ontario. Issues around farmworker tobacco poisoning, local doctors and workers compensation.

CLC takes issue with the final report of Federal government's Federal Pesticide Registration Review Team, including: NAFTA and the weakening of the pesticide registration system; CLC supports WHMIS for pesticides and provisions for Crop sheets.

Sadhu Binning shares his reflections on the tenth anniversary of the Vancouver Sath Literary and Cultural Association --the punjabi writers group and community activists who produced several theatre plays that performed at CFU events in the Fraser Valley, BC. Several members worked as CFU organizers and many Vancouver Sath members were regular CFU volunteers. Also, poem 'Going Home' by Phinder Dulai.

Describes meeting August 22, 1991 when the CLC informed the CFU that they would no longer be receiving CLC funds. Also attached is a summary of 1991 CFU summer activities.

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.