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Why we Boycott

Synopsis
Chronicles the struggle by migrant workers on grape farms in southern California for better pay and conditions. In particular, shows how the United Farm Workers Union, aided by white liberals and church groups, organised a boycott of the produce of companies that tried to break the strike by employing members of the Teamsters Union, a large trade union which had several times been fined for corrupt practices.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 20 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1974
Availability
Hire
Uses
1st-year courses on introduction to American society.*
Subjects
Sociology
Keywords
agricultural workers; industrial disputes; migrant workers; United States of America

Credits

Director
Glen Pearcy

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Sponsor

Name

King (Martin Luther) Fund

Name

United Farm Workers Union

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email
sales@concordmedia.org.uk
Web
http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01473 726 012
Address
Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
Notes
A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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