Song of the Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87

On September 9, 1985, one thousand mainly Mexican women workers in Watsonville, California, the "frozen food capital...
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Author: Peter Shapiro
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Song of the Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87 by Shapiro, Peter

Song of the Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87

CHF 25.16

Song of the Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-87

CHF 25.16
Author: Peter Shapiro
Format: Paperback
Language: English
On September 9, 1985, one thousand mainly Mexican women workers in Watsonville, California, the "frozen food capital of the world," were forced out on strike in response to an attempt by Watsonville Canning owner, Mort Console, to break their union. They returned to work eighteen months later. Not one had crossed the picket line. A moribund union has been revitalized, and Watsonville's Latino majority emerged as a major force in local politics.

At a time when organized labor was in headlong retreat, the Watsonville Canning strike was a dramatic show of the power of women workers, whose struggle became a rallying point for the Chicano movement.

Apart from its sheer drama, the strikers' story illuminates the challenges facing a group of ordinary working people who waged a protracted and ultimately successful struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Author: Peter Shapiro
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 10/25/2016
Pages: 237
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781608466801

About the Author
Peter Shapiro: Peter Shapiro is a retired letter carrier and longtime labor journalist. His union paper was repeatedly honored during his tenure as editor, and he has published in Labor Notes, Labor Studies Journal, Unity, and The Nation.

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