Farm Workers, Agribusiness, and the State

Farm Workers, Agribusiness, and the State PDF Author: Linda C. Majka
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Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Book Description
Historical account of the social conflict between agricultural workers and agribusiness, and the role of state intervention in California, USA - analyses agricultural trade unionism since 1870, immigration of Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans and Filipinos, and its regulation; examines the economic recession of the 1930s, rise of rural worker organizations, internal migration, and state-enrolled contract labour; reports on the formation of the United Farm Workers and its struggle for trade union recognition, opposition, and state mediation. Bibliography.