La Voz de Aztlan, March 8 1971
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La Voz de Aztlan, March 8 1971
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Associated Students of Fresno State
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La Voz de Aztlan (Daily Collegian, California State University, Fresno)
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3/8/1971
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BOYCOTT FSC FOOD SERVICES
"'Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and
they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have
something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our
cause as our weapons.
Y
"'I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of man I iness, is
to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent "struggle for justice.
"'To be a man is to suffer for others.
-Cesar Chavez
"'God help us to be men!"
BOYCOTT IN EFFECT
FSC- Board of Directors -says 'no'
to Student Senate U-FWOC request
The Fresno State College Association Board of Directors voted 5-3 Friday not to ;:i.ct upon a
Student •Senate request to serve
only United Farm Workers Or-ganizing Committee lettuce. As
a result M_ECHA and other campus organizations hav~ . begun a
boycott of all FSC foocf services
and are urging students to buy
nothing to eat qr dritlk in the ··
· _C afeteria, Coffee Shop.: or Snack
Bar. ·
The S : ,denf Senate· had -voted
21-4 last ·Wednesday to req~est
the Board of Di rectors to talce
senate can meet on Wednesday.
FSC students to refrain from .
the action. The board, which has
Donaldson, · and President Pro buying food, drinks or other items
four student members , and four
Tern of the Senate Phil Sher- from· the food ser:vice .areas _of
administration and· faculty mem wood; against the re.solution were the Association. Tamales will be
bers voted this way: for the senStudent Body . President Biil on sale in the Free Speech Area
ate resolution were Guadalupe De
Jones, Second Vice President · today and during the };loycott for
La Cruz (proxy forNatDiBuduo),
Te-r ry _Stone, ·FSC Director- of . · hungry students. They will be sold
Professor of Physics, John R.. Business Affairs·_ Carl Levine, ·by Las Adelitas~ Students are also
eat off campus; ·
Dean of Students Deryle K. Al-: . urged to bring I sack lunches or
,Sever.a l senators· are pus.bing · len, and. the Chairman of the Farmworkers: have
for an .emerge,ncy· meeting-of the
Board of Directors Professor of plotted through · the years - now ·
Student Senate tomorrow to gain
-Education.Ralph F. Evans.
. they're org~Zing fo bring ~
support for the boycott. Howe:ver,
. Picketing of -FSC food facilities· change. .Th rough unionization ,
some senators · have indicated
by boycottsupportersbeganearly
they can exerciseastronger:buy..;
t_hey ·. pref~r_to wait .until the Ml -: · this morning. They are urging ing pcwer and improve thei~ llv-
ing conditions. The union means
an end to _the pove'r ty cycle.
With the i ntroduction of the
•lettuce~ resolution, UFWOC
student supporters appealed for
support of the .Student Senate and
the Board of Directors.
1
. The Student Senate exercise<?
their commitment to the fullest .
extent of their power. However;
the Board of Directors ignored
the ~tudents' ,requests and needs~.
Institutions Qf higher.learning
can be . the. vehicles- of change,
(Continued-on Page 3, Col.~) '
been ~x- ·. -·
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
EDITORIAL·
Directors' decisio/1 arrogant, unfeeling
The Board of Directors' decision Friday to refrain from asking
the dir2ctor of Food Services to buy only United Farm Workers Organizing Committee lettuce should be condemned by the entire student body as arrogant and unfeeling. Not only did the board display
contempt for student opinion in defying the wishes of the students'
elected representatives, it callously turned its back on the struggle
of other human beings to escape the degradation and anguish of poverty.
The rationale of members of the board voting against the Student
Senate's request was, to say the least, feeble in its articulation and
riddled with hypocrisy. In a time when the watchword of the day is
involvement in the great social issues, it was strange to hear opponents of the UFWOC resolution saying the Association shouldn't
•get involved". The Association IS involved by virtue of the fact it
purchases lettuce. The kinds of lettuce it buys influences the success or failure of the farm labor movement, and thus the ability of
farm laborers to break the cycle of poverty and exploitation. , The
only question, and the one the opponents refused to address themselves to, is •shall the students of Fresno State College aid the
enemies of the unionizing effort or aid those trying to organize for
collective bargaining?"
The arguments in favor of using UFWOC lettuce in the food service areas of the campus were as overwhelming as the lopsided 21-4
vote by the Student Senate approving it. Yet the directors turned a
deaf ear. They chose to side with agri-business interests on campus
and in the community. They ignored the compelling and impassioned
arguments that UFWOC is Uie only union devoted to and actually representing farm workers, that it is the only vehicle 'farm workers
have for extricating themselves from poor working and living conditions.
The board's complicity in the continued exploitation of the farm
worker is equalled only by its arrogance in denying the students of
this campus the right to decide what they will do with their own
money. The students' choice in what lettuce they will buy is appropriate and reasonable. The Board of Directors had no right to go
against their wishes.
0
If the board can ignore the .plight ofthe poor and the desires of the
students it is supposed to serve, the student body cannot. It is time
we as students made that clear. It is time to show the board and
those who support us · decisions that we have power and we can use
it. Boycott food services.
-Burton Swope
C"OMMENTARY
The Candidates' Mandate
By Daniel R. Safreno
The blatant disregard for the
dignity and desires of the Fresno
State College Black and Chicano
students by the Board of Directors has, believe it or not, one
good effect. With the Student Body
elections beginning it will give all
of us a chance to see which candidates, especially liberals, have
the conscience and integrity to
openly stand against the (FSC
Student President) Jones- (FSC
Student Second Vice-President)
Stone oligarchy and endorse a
boycott of student services aimed
at financial distress for those
services.
In this sense, this occurrence
was very fortunate indeed. Now
all those candidates, who seem
to universally love everyone, will
have to take a stand either with
the Student Senate (and Chicano
and Black students) or wit_h the
THE DAILY COLLE61A'tl'
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Opinions expressed in Daily Colle•
gian special editions are not necessarily those of Fresno State Colle&e
or the student body.
Day Editor . . . . . . . . John Ramirez
Reporters . . . • . . . . . Susana Mata
Ofella ·Garcia, Jess Marquez,
Graciela Solla, Phyllis Martin,
Irma Alvarado
agri-business interests of those
five men on the Board of Dictators who choose to think of
students as mindless and powerless children. This, indeed ,
should be warmly welcomed by
any and all candidates ••• yes,
even •conservatives." What we
are talking about here is majority
rule (the Senate) versus elite
group (the Jones-Stone team)
rule. Since for years we have all
heard candidates say that student
government should be open to all,
respond to the needs of the student body and, especially, respond to the needs of the "minority• students, then it is only
ih following with this that every
candidate would back the senate
and righteously de m and the
ouster of Jones and Stone.
Will they, in fact, do this? Of
course, the future is hard to
foresee and a forecast of those
who do back the senate and those
who cop · out would be terribly
difficult to make. What is important, however, is that students
now have a chance to see candidates forced to talce a position in
a situation where moderacy is
non-extstent. A candidate who
does NOT OPENLY condemn the
Jones-Stone type of elite politics
is, in effect, agreeing with this .
aberration of democracy both in
theory and in practice.
o. K. · candidates!!! You all want
to be officers - show us where
you heads are at! It is, indeed,
times like these that malce men
great - or cowards!
BOYCOTT FSC
FOOD SERVICES
BOARD OF DICTATORS
Who's pulling the strings at FSC?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Institutionalized racism
Another letter condemning racism? Ho-Hum. Another freeze
dried coffee.
Yet the great ironic tragedy
about the issue of racism, discrimination and plain moral decay in our society is the fact that
even those who make an effort
not to see, are at times everwhelmed by the sickness, our
apathy and sheeplike attitudes is
engendering.
·
It is very comfortable to ignore
the issues and to pretend that
we can be secure, leading a
sheep-like existence, while seeing conscientious men destroyed
because they have the courage to
speak out. Some• would have us
believe these are only power
plays to help the poor. Well, more
power to those that would.help
their fellow beings. Ken Maddy,
.young Republican, had the guts to
warn the young of his party of
the danger of 1 et ting moral
weirdos set the image of their
party and of the country. They
start young in that party; they ignored him.
At moments it seems that
America offers great hopes that
much needed changes will occur
in our racist society, but this
only when an individual who is
dedicated to the cause is martyred, then we become aroused
about our sickness. It lasts only
for a moment; the greening of
America perishes in a great
drought of apathy or the chill of
fear.
The only alternative to the
sickness is that great radical
changes must occur to pull us
out of the morass and slime of
racism and greed. Promises and
token reforms are but band-aids
on a great festering sore.
Take the situation and problem of the Native American. It
bothers us when it is brought to
our attention, but again we do
nothing about it. The great change
that must come about in this case
is that these rightful people of this
land must be accorded the opportunity, courtesy and dignity that
we have robbed them of.
As a Chicano, I can do no less
than to demand justice for our
Native American brothers, our
Afro-American brothers and an
our other brothers who may be
denied justice.
If my demands fly in the face
of the storm, and hopes for' a
better society are only an illusion, then I must hear the words
of the great Indian statesman
Nehru, who said, " ••• The re~
former who is afraid of radical
changes or of overthrowing an
oppressive regime and merely
seeks to eliminate abuses, becomes in reality one of its defenders."
Thus I cannot become a defender of institutionalized racism.
VIVA LA CAUSAi
Tony Roque
iQue diferencia!
QUE DIFERENCIA!
Cuando se hizo el contrato
entre los Timsters y los Rancheros, estos senores tomaron en
cuenta su propia conveniencia. Se
juntaron, deliberaron cuanto les
iban a dar a los campesinos y
luego con un contrato en blanco
en la bolsa en lo que se refiera
a ellos, los Timsters se retiraron muy orondos, creyendo que
habian hecho las cosas bien. Los
rancheros creyeron que asi Ies
taparian la boca a los campesinos
que pedian una union, pero convenientemente omitieron consultar al directamente interesado,
el trabajador del campo.
EN MI TIERRA ESTO SE
LLAMA AUTOCRACIA, OLIGARQUIA. PERO AQUI, EN SALINAS,
SEGUN UN ANUNCIO RADADO,
ESO ES "OBRAR EN BUENA FE"
A ESE PASO ME VAN A SALIR
CON QUE EL DIABLO ES UN
SANTO.
Cuando la UFWOC firmo el
contrato con Inter-Harvest, los
·comites de los distintos grupos:
lechugueros, cuadrilla de amarre, de corte, de maquinas, tractoristas, estaban dentro del grupo
negociador, junto con los experimentados negociadores de la Union, Delores Huerta y el Lie.
Jerry Cohen. Una vez que la
Compania hubo aceptado un plan
y firmado, se presento en
asamblea general a todos los
trabajadores de Inter-Harvest.
Solo cuando hubieron ratificado el
acuerdo de sus companeros, Chavez, por la Union, firmo el convenio. Los trabajadores habian
hablado, los senores- qe la em.presa habian hablado,
ESTO EN MI TIERRA SELLAMA DEMOCRACIA. PERO EN
SALINAS, APARENTEMENTE,
EST A CLASE DE DEMOCRACIA
NO LA ENTIENDEN CIERTOS
GRUPILLOS DE CUIDADANOS
POR LA JUSTICIA (?).
Food drive
Plans are presently underway
for a massive food and clothing
drive scheduled for Saturday,
March 13, 1971. The drive is
being sponsored by Delta Alpha
Chi, a service organization. The
food and clothing will be distributed among poverty-stricken
people throughout Fresno County.
March is an extremely slow
month for the seasonal farm
laborer. Delta Alpha Chi wants
to help alleviate this problem.
The food and clothing; however,
is not limited to any one group.
The drive is for the benefit of
any person considered below a
suitable income. We are asking
for your help.
To make this drive a success,
we encourage help from other organizations on campus as well as
individuals. Volunteers will be
recruited Tuesday through Friday, March 9-12, in the Free
Speech Area. A sign-up sheet
will be available for any interested person. Canned and packaged foods along with clothing
articles will be accepted at a
table during these days.
People interested in taking part
will be working in conjunction
with Delta Alpha Chi members.
Transportation will be available
Saturday for participants. The
drive will begin at approximately
11 a.m. Participants will meet
on the Fresno State College campus.
A similar drive was undertaken
for Thanksgiving last November,
which turned out very successful.
Many families were given clothing and food baskets, which consisted of a full meal: milk, vegetables and fruit, meat and dessert.
Won't you lend a hand?
For further information call
Fernando Gaeta at 266-9588 or
Guadalupe De La Cruz at 2273235. Information will also be
available at a sign-up table Tuesday through Friday.
Strike suggestion
have a splendid idea! In support of the bill by Rep. Burt L.
Talcott of Salinas to ban strikes
at harvest time by farm workers,
we should encourage him to include a ban on strikes at winter
time by snow plow men. Farm
workers should strike only in
December - except orange pickers and pruners. Snow plow men
should strike only in July and
August unless it snows. Postmen
and garbage men should strike
only on Sundays and holidays.
Everybody e 1 s e , including
housewives and liberated women,
should strike any day, but only at
night, between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., except for bartenders and waitresses who
should wait until 2 a.m. Twenty(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
Directors
FACT SHEET
FROM DELANO
Will farmworkers have the right to build
a union of their own or will their
employers choose a union for them?
The workers in the Salinas Valley organized quietly and waited
patiently for victory in Delano. As that victory took shape the workers asked for union representation election in Salinas so they could
choose their own union. The Salinas growers ignored their request
for elections, sought out the Teamsters Union and signed •back door
contracts." They are called "back door contracts• because Teamster leaders and growers met in a plush motel and made agreements
without consulting the workers and without the knowledge of the worker. The present s truggle developed as follows:
July, 1970;
Cesa r Chave z sends a telegram to Salinas growers asking for
union representation elections.
·
Salinas growers meet and decide to •reel out the Teamsters•
about a contract for field workers.
Salinas growers announce that T eamsters represent their workers.
Santa Maria, Imperial Valley growers follow suit. Workers learn
about it from the newspaper.
August, 1970:
Teamsters sign another jurisdictional agreement (8 / 11/70) honoring UFWOC's right to organize farmworkers union. Most growers
refuse to release Teamsters from contracts.
Denied elections, the workers demonstrate through the most successful farm labor s trike in history that they want to be represented
by Chavez' United Farm Workers. Growers admit a 2/3 reduction
in production.
United F ruit representation election supervised by Catholic Bishops Committee proves again that workers want UFWOC. 8/ 30 / 70:
United Fruit (inter -Harvest) signed with UFWOC. Spokesman for
company s ay s , "Tea msters have our contracts but UFWOC has our
workers.• Teamsters and local growers picket United Fruit in an
effort to s top shipment of union lettuce.
September, 1970:
Purex (Freshpict) recognized UFWOC and agrees to negotiate in
good faith.
All Salinas area strawberry growers, except the largest-Pic'n
Pac (S.S. P ier ce Co,)-agree to negotiate with UFWOC.
United Fruit begins to ship union label lettuce. D' Arrigo Bros.
and L.H. Delfino F arms recognize UFWOC. Delfino comments: "I
have 60 workers and all 60 went on strike.•
Robert Meyers Ranch (3,000 acres of tomatoes) and Brown & Hill
Ranch (1 000 acres) recognize UFWOC. Brown & Hill explain decision: •1 need 700 workers. I signed a contract with the Teamsters,
but I only have 100 worker s in the fields.•
9/ 17 /70: Judge Anthony Brzil issues permanent injunction against
all UF WOC strike activity in Salinas area. Chavez announces a nationwide boycott of non-union lettuce grown in California- Arizona
(85% of naton's prod uction).
Octobe r, 1970:
The Salinas courts grant Bud Antle, Inc. , an injunP.tion against the
boycott. The injunction provides that we cannot boycott Antle. The
injunction is unconstitutional and we appeal it.
November , 1970:
In the appeal hearing, Judge Lawson says that we can appeal the
injunction and he will stay its enforcement, but we must post a bond
of 2. 75 million dollars to protect Antle from losses. We appeal the
requirement to post an unrealistic amount of bond.
11/23/70: Antle attorneys present Chavez with an •order to show
cause" and a citation for conte mpt of court for violat_ing the injunction. Chavez is required to prese nt hi mself at the court in Salinas
on Friday, Dece mber 4.
December, 1970:
12/ 4/7 0 Chavez sentenced to jail, ~ to remain imprisoned until
there is proven evidence that UFWOC has ceased boycott activities
against Antle•. Chavez replies by telling his followers to: •BOYCOTT
THE HELL OUT OF THEM!• .
Union attorneys appeal decision to California Supreme Court.
12/24/ 70: California Supreme Court, by decision of 6-1, ordered
the releas e of Chavez and takes under advisementAntle's boycott injunction.
January , 1970:
Chavez files suit in New York against US Defense Dept. for increased purchas es of Antle lettuce, from 10% to 30%.
UFWOC pickets arm ed forces military installations.
(Continued from P age 1)
but money powers control the
minds of ad ministrator s who have
and control over s tudent Association mohies.
Many expressed their strong
support of the farmworker's
•right to organize,• such as Nat
DiBuduo and Terry Stone. Terry
Stone said he could vote in favor
of the first "Be it resolved"
clause which expresses support
of the farmworkers' right to organize. However, he could not
vote in fa var of the second which
requested the food services to
carry strictly UFWOC-picked
lettuce.
Others argued against it on the
basis of cost. Upon contacting the
produce distributors, it has been
reported that there is very little
cost difference.
Earle Bassett said, •what do
we do when there's no UFWOC
lettuce available?• When discussion from the floor was entertained, Jess Marquez pointed out
that there is enough lettuce to
meet FSC's needs.
Discussion continued. More
speakers, more pleas. But the
Board sat unmoved. It was clear
that their minds were made up
previous to the meeting.
There was no suprise to supporters in the audience . The vote:
5-3 •No• UFWOC.
(Continued from Page 2)
four hour restaurant employes
can strike only during their cpffee break and their lunch hour.
This way no one will miss out
on any work and the boss won't
lose any of his precious blood
money.
To further support this leader
(?) of our state in eliminating
barbaric techniques and with all
due respecttothatgreat"spokesman" for farm workers Allan
Grant, we should encourage an
Chicanos to boycott blintzes, all
Jews to boycott chiles rellenos,
blacks to boycott poi , whites to
boycott soul food, Eskimos to
boycott 1 et tu c e (iceberg, of
course) and Nixon could continue
to boycott peace.
Sound far-fetched? So do Talcott and Grant. "Legislation, for
farm workers, has been stalemated for several years .• , • It's
been stagnating since the year
one and it will continue to until
real since re planning is done ;
until Talcott, Grant, Reagan and
agribusiness r ecognize the farm ·
workers uni on as the only vehicle
that is protecting the worker as
well as the farmer (Section 23
of the UFWOC contracts clearly
states: "Company reta i ns all
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March, 1970:
Bud Antle, Brue Church, Salinas Lettuce Growers Cooperative and
Califorr:ta
astal Farms pressed for federal marketing order to
restrlu production nd balance supply and demand.
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THE DAIL Y COl.,LEGIAN
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A campesino's w·hy
My chi ldr en' s once tender hands now are s imil a r to mine
Just as mi ne resembled my father' s
They a re ca l loused and weathe r beaten
Their faces are carved by pains of hunger and their protrud·,g
Bel Iies are but one of the symptoms I have
As part of this affluent society
Some of my children now hold a pen instead of a hoe
Their tools are different and I have asked for God's blessings
To come upon them
They have asked for justice to be done
Just as we need the right for collective bargaining
We also need a market for our products
Fresno State Col I ege Student Senate
You offered hope, the innocence of your young minds could perceive
The culture of Poverty of my people
You offered yourself to become part of a solution
But yet, the subjective decision made
By the Board of Directors decisively offered to become more of
The problem
Don't perpetuate the pr oblem by buying from any of the food services
at Fresno State but instead,
Help become the solution
Boycott the food services:
-By Mart in Guajardo
... we had to find allies'
"Our struggle, like yours - that is, the struggle of black people could not be won by us alon e, we had to find al I ies among the Americans of good will, black, brown, and white, who are ashamed of
poverty in a trillion dollar economy. That is why your boycotts
have succeeded. While some Americans arewillingtoforget the poor
and if necessary suppress them with violence and brutality, there
are still many Americans who cannot live with the immorality of
inequality.
"They believe the heritage of this nation is decency and fair play.
They would not eat grapes when grapes became a symbol of oppre ssion and they will not eat lettuce, now that it has become tainted
with injustice.• -Coretta King
LETTERS
Febr uary, 1970:
Los Angeles Tea msters local r efuses to handle UFWOC-picked
produce and asks all Teamsters to join.
Monday, March 8, 1971
rights of management ••• • and
Section 30 . •There wilt be no
strikes of any type or borcotts
by the Union.); until this group
stops intimidating the farmer into
thinking that the union will ruin
him.
Farmers listened to Grant and
Reagan before and lost mlllions
of dollars due to the grape boycott; evidently they're prepared
to lose more. Listen to the farm
workers for a change. They're
trying to tell you something. The
only way to prevent a strike is
to listen, man, listen! Boycott
indifference! 'Nuff said.
Esperanza
Support boycott
The ASB Board of Directors'
decision last Friday to continue
not to bµy only UFWOC picked
lettuce - for ASB food facilities
should show students on this campus just how disenfranchised they
are from their own association.
The Pr ovisional Student Government recogni zes the continuing
plight of the farmworker and totally supports him in this effort
by Chicano students to boycott
FSC food services.
•Boycott the hell out of them!•
Provisional Student Government
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PENSAM IENTOS :lilililiil§lil§fifi[§li·
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
QUESTION: Why do you or do you not think that Fresno State College ·
should support UFWOC 's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce?
Scott Tompkins,
I think farm workers have been given possible the
lowers benefits for their work of any laborers in
the country. I'm not sure how effective FSC's role
can be in a strike of farm workers, but I do support their right to strike. Perhaps by supporting
the lettuce strike the college can indirectly help
some of the poor people in this country toward
wage equality.
Esperanza Rodriguez
Fresno State should support UFWOC's boycott.
In terms of economics this institution will not be
hurting ' if union lettuce is purchased. The U.S.
Department of Labor estimates that if wages of
farm workers were doubled there would only be
an increase of a penny or more per head of lettuce. This small increase could surely be sacrificed by the Student Association to help farm workers win self-determination, justice and dignity.
If democracy means anything at all, it means
that people have the right to organize. This institution will hamper the farm worker's right to organize and right tot collective bargaining. The
fact is if union lettuce was purchased there would
be a tremendous amount or repercussion from outside forces.
Dwight X
I think the Fresno State should support the UFWOC
lettuce boycott by buying only UFWOC lettuce because this is basically an agricultural college and
this would be' good politics. After all, what has FSC
done for the minority cause? If they can buy
UFWOC's lettuce then they can give the minority
people on campus a fairer shake. Right on!
Rodrigo Mejia (14) lands ion an unidentified Tulare player after passing the ball to Beto Navarro (white
jersey).
·
Soccer games played al Romain
Bev Kennedy
As an institution supposedly representative of
the state and therefore the people, this college
should, as a united force, support the UFWOC's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce. As a
representative body of the state we should be sympathetic to the needs of the people of this state ( the
farm workers) and support unionization.
Over 400 soccer fans watched
on Sunday, Feb. 28, as the Selma
soccer team defeated the league
champions, Mexico(sponsored by
radio statioQ KGST). The victory
was not an easy one and provided
many exciting and sometimes
agonizing moments both to the
crowd and the players themselves.
George Wada
I support the UFWOC lettuce boycott and so should
Fresno State College because it shows that the farm
workers, basically Mexican Americans, are aware
of what is happening and what needs to be done. It
ls good to see them organize like this because I
see all the other evils of big unions, and heck, what
is one more union going to hurt? Especially if it
ts going for the betterment of the farmworkers. I
feel that the farmworkers need a union to voice their
needs and live like humans.
If there is no difference of price and it's for the
bettenment of the farmworkers, I feel this is the
·least that can be done.
At the end of the game the score
was tied- 2-2. Two overtime periods were pJayed which left the
score tied at 3-3. "Sudden death"
periods were then played, but
neither team was able to score
Selma downs
Tu-lare in soccer
Susan Belcher
Even though lettuce· doesn't change, in the physical
sense, if it's grown by union or non-union, I think
the UFWOC's goal is definitely worthwhile. FSC ls
known for
campus apathy, so why not head in the
other direction for a change? I'm all for it!
its
The Selma Soccer Club yesterday played a non-league game
that ended with an easy victory
over Tulare. A slow first half
allowed Se Ima only one goal (Raul
Navarro) and left Tulare scoreless. In the second half, Tulare
sped up their game and scored
one go~l (Geir Ingimarsson) to
tie the game.
Dewayne Williams
I think that FSC should support the UFWOC because FSC is an agricultural school, and this could
influence the farmers. You know-their kids go
here.
Glen Bennett
As a former member of a union I support the
labor movement and if the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee is forced to boycott them I
will support it.
The rest of the game was easygoing for Selma as they scored
two consecutive goals, both by
Miguel Mendoza. The Selma Club
then went on to score twice
again this time through the kicking ability of Victorio Rios and
Cesar Gonzales. The final score
was 5-1.
Sam Fuiisata
As an ethical or moral issue the buying of UFWOC
produce seems reasonably just and correct. The
wisdom of fuJ?ther antagonism of those in California
opposed to UFWOC goals-among others-is questionable.
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on the grounds of unsportsmanlike beha'vior. Although the call
was questioned by many, Selma
still had to play with a one-man
handicap. Also in the second half
one of Selma's most talented
players, Raul Navarro, had to
leave the game due to injuries.
Despite these odds, Selma was
able to prevent Mexico from outscoring them and earned a hard
and well-deserved victory.
The weekly games are played
on Sundays, and are open
everyone. No admission is charged.
Games are played at Romain
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although both teams came very
close to scoring many times. At
the end of these periods, the captains and managers of both teams
agreed that their players were
too exhausted to continue any further. It was then decided to end
the game with penalty kicks. In a
penalty kick one player from
each team is allowed to attempt
three goals with only one person
from the opposing team guarding
that goal. Francisco Nuno, kicking for Mexico completed only
two of his three attempts, but
Rodrigo Mejia, kicking forSelma
completed all three attempts and
assured Selma the victory.
The Selma team deserves to
be commended on their fine per-
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"'Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and
they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have
something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our
cause as our weapons.
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"'I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of man I iness, is
to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent "struggle for justice.
"'To be a man is to suffer for others.
-Cesar Chavez
"'God help us to be men!"
BOYCOTT IN EFFECT
FSC- Board of Directors -says 'no'
to Student Senate U-FWOC request
The Fresno State College Association Board of Directors voted 5-3 Friday not to ;:i.ct upon a
Student •Senate request to serve
only United Farm Workers Or-ganizing Committee lettuce. As
a result M_ECHA and other campus organizations hav~ . begun a
boycott of all FSC foocf services
and are urging students to buy
nothing to eat qr dritlk in the ··
· _C afeteria, Coffee Shop.: or Snack
Bar. ·
The S : ,denf Senate· had -voted
21-4 last ·Wednesday to req~est
the Board of Di rectors to talce
senate can meet on Wednesday.
FSC students to refrain from .
the action. The board, which has
Donaldson, · and President Pro buying food, drinks or other items
four student members , and four
Tern of the Senate Phil Sher- from· the food ser:vice .areas _of
administration and· faculty mem wood; against the re.solution were the Association. Tamales will be
bers voted this way: for the senStudent Body . President Biil on sale in the Free Speech Area
ate resolution were Guadalupe De
Jones, Second Vice President · today and during the };loycott for
La Cruz (proxy forNatDiBuduo),
Te-r ry _Stone, ·FSC Director- of . · hungry students. They will be sold
Professor of Physics, John R.. Business Affairs·_ Carl Levine, ·by Las Adelitas~ Students are also
eat off campus; ·
Dean of Students Deryle K. Al-: . urged to bring I sack lunches or
,Sever.a l senators· are pus.bing · len, and. the Chairman of the Farmworkers: have
for an .emerge,ncy· meeting-of the
Board of Directors Professor of plotted through · the years - now ·
Student Senate tomorrow to gain
-Education.Ralph F. Evans.
. they're org~Zing fo bring ~
support for the boycott. Howe:ver,
. Picketing of -FSC food facilities· change. .Th rough unionization ,
some senators · have indicated
by boycottsupportersbeganearly
they can exerciseastronger:buy..;
t_hey ·. pref~r_to wait .until the Ml -: · this morning. They are urging ing pcwer and improve thei~ llv-
ing conditions. The union means
an end to _the pove'r ty cycle.
With the i ntroduction of the
•lettuce~ resolution, UFWOC
student supporters appealed for
support of the .Student Senate and
the Board of Directors.
1
. The Student Senate exercise<?
their commitment to the fullest .
extent of their power. However;
the Board of Directors ignored
the ~tudents' ,requests and needs~.
Institutions Qf higher.learning
can be . the. vehicles- of change,
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
EDITORIAL·
Directors' decisio/1 arrogant, unfeeling
The Board of Directors' decision Friday to refrain from asking
the dir2ctor of Food Services to buy only United Farm Workers Organizing Committee lettuce should be condemned by the entire student body as arrogant and unfeeling. Not only did the board display
contempt for student opinion in defying the wishes of the students'
elected representatives, it callously turned its back on the struggle
of other human beings to escape the degradation and anguish of poverty.
The rationale of members of the board voting against the Student
Senate's request was, to say the least, feeble in its articulation and
riddled with hypocrisy. In a time when the watchword of the day is
involvement in the great social issues, it was strange to hear opponents of the UFWOC resolution saying the Association shouldn't
•get involved". The Association IS involved by virtue of the fact it
purchases lettuce. The kinds of lettuce it buys influences the success or failure of the farm labor movement, and thus the ability of
farm laborers to break the cycle of poverty and exploitation. , The
only question, and the one the opponents refused to address themselves to, is •shall the students of Fresno State College aid the
enemies of the unionizing effort or aid those trying to organize for
collective bargaining?"
The arguments in favor of using UFWOC lettuce in the food service areas of the campus were as overwhelming as the lopsided 21-4
vote by the Student Senate approving it. Yet the directors turned a
deaf ear. They chose to side with agri-business interests on campus
and in the community. They ignored the compelling and impassioned
arguments that UFWOC is Uie only union devoted to and actually representing farm workers, that it is the only vehicle 'farm workers
have for extricating themselves from poor working and living conditions.
The board's complicity in the continued exploitation of the farm
worker is equalled only by its arrogance in denying the students of
this campus the right to decide what they will do with their own
money. The students' choice in what lettuce they will buy is appropriate and reasonable. The Board of Directors had no right to go
against their wishes.
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If the board can ignore the .plight ofthe poor and the desires of the
students it is supposed to serve, the student body cannot. It is time
we as students made that clear. It is time to show the board and
those who support us · decisions that we have power and we can use
it. Boycott food services.
-Burton Swope
C"OMMENTARY
The Candidates' Mandate
By Daniel R. Safreno
The blatant disregard for the
dignity and desires of the Fresno
State College Black and Chicano
students by the Board of Directors has, believe it or not, one
good effect. With the Student Body
elections beginning it will give all
of us a chance to see which candidates, especially liberals, have
the conscience and integrity to
openly stand against the (FSC
Student President) Jones- (FSC
Student Second Vice-President)
Stone oligarchy and endorse a
boycott of student services aimed
at financial distress for those
services.
In this sense, this occurrence
was very fortunate indeed. Now
all those candidates, who seem
to universally love everyone, will
have to take a stand either with
the Student Senate (and Chicano
and Black students) or wit_h the
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agri-business interests of those
five men on the Board of Dictators who choose to think of
students as mindless and powerless children. This, indeed ,
should be warmly welcomed by
any and all candidates ••• yes,
even •conservatives." What we
are talking about here is majority
rule (the Senate) versus elite
group (the Jones-Stone team)
rule. Since for years we have all
heard candidates say that student
government should be open to all,
respond to the needs of the student body and, especially, respond to the needs of the "minority• students, then it is only
ih following with this that every
candidate would back the senate
and righteously de m and the
ouster of Jones and Stone.
Will they, in fact, do this? Of
course, the future is hard to
foresee and a forecast of those
who do back the senate and those
who cop · out would be terribly
difficult to make. What is important, however, is that students
now have a chance to see candidates forced to talce a position in
a situation where moderacy is
non-extstent. A candidate who
does NOT OPENLY condemn the
Jones-Stone type of elite politics
is, in effect, agreeing with this .
aberration of democracy both in
theory and in practice.
o. K. · candidates!!! You all want
to be officers - show us where
you heads are at! It is, indeed,
times like these that malce men
great - or cowards!
BOYCOTT FSC
FOOD SERVICES
BOARD OF DICTATORS
Who's pulling the strings at FSC?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Institutionalized racism
Another letter condemning racism? Ho-Hum. Another freeze
dried coffee.
Yet the great ironic tragedy
about the issue of racism, discrimination and plain moral decay in our society is the fact that
even those who make an effort
not to see, are at times everwhelmed by the sickness, our
apathy and sheeplike attitudes is
engendering.
·
It is very comfortable to ignore
the issues and to pretend that
we can be secure, leading a
sheep-like existence, while seeing conscientious men destroyed
because they have the courage to
speak out. Some• would have us
believe these are only power
plays to help the poor. Well, more
power to those that would.help
their fellow beings. Ken Maddy,
.young Republican, had the guts to
warn the young of his party of
the danger of 1 et ting moral
weirdos set the image of their
party and of the country. They
start young in that party; they ignored him.
At moments it seems that
America offers great hopes that
much needed changes will occur
in our racist society, but this
only when an individual who is
dedicated to the cause is martyred, then we become aroused
about our sickness. It lasts only
for a moment; the greening of
America perishes in a great
drought of apathy or the chill of
fear.
The only alternative to the
sickness is that great radical
changes must occur to pull us
out of the morass and slime of
racism and greed. Promises and
token reforms are but band-aids
on a great festering sore.
Take the situation and problem of the Native American. It
bothers us when it is brought to
our attention, but again we do
nothing about it. The great change
that must come about in this case
is that these rightful people of this
land must be accorded the opportunity, courtesy and dignity that
we have robbed them of.
As a Chicano, I can do no less
than to demand justice for our
Native American brothers, our
Afro-American brothers and an
our other brothers who may be
denied justice.
If my demands fly in the face
of the storm, and hopes for' a
better society are only an illusion, then I must hear the words
of the great Indian statesman
Nehru, who said, " ••• The re~
former who is afraid of radical
changes or of overthrowing an
oppressive regime and merely
seeks to eliminate abuses, becomes in reality one of its defenders."
Thus I cannot become a defender of institutionalized racism.
VIVA LA CAUSAi
Tony Roque
iQue diferencia!
QUE DIFERENCIA!
Cuando se hizo el contrato
entre los Timsters y los Rancheros, estos senores tomaron en
cuenta su propia conveniencia. Se
juntaron, deliberaron cuanto les
iban a dar a los campesinos y
luego con un contrato en blanco
en la bolsa en lo que se refiera
a ellos, los Timsters se retiraron muy orondos, creyendo que
habian hecho las cosas bien. Los
rancheros creyeron que asi Ies
taparian la boca a los campesinos
que pedian una union, pero convenientemente omitieron consultar al directamente interesado,
el trabajador del campo.
EN MI TIERRA ESTO SE
LLAMA AUTOCRACIA, OLIGARQUIA. PERO AQUI, EN SALINAS,
SEGUN UN ANUNCIO RADADO,
ESO ES "OBRAR EN BUENA FE"
A ESE PASO ME VAN A SALIR
CON QUE EL DIABLO ES UN
SANTO.
Cuando la UFWOC firmo el
contrato con Inter-Harvest, los
·comites de los distintos grupos:
lechugueros, cuadrilla de amarre, de corte, de maquinas, tractoristas, estaban dentro del grupo
negociador, junto con los experimentados negociadores de la Union, Delores Huerta y el Lie.
Jerry Cohen. Una vez que la
Compania hubo aceptado un plan
y firmado, se presento en
asamblea general a todos los
trabajadores de Inter-Harvest.
Solo cuando hubieron ratificado el
acuerdo de sus companeros, Chavez, por la Union, firmo el convenio. Los trabajadores habian
hablado, los senores- qe la em.presa habian hablado,
ESTO EN MI TIERRA SELLAMA DEMOCRACIA. PERO EN
SALINAS, APARENTEMENTE,
EST A CLASE DE DEMOCRACIA
NO LA ENTIENDEN CIERTOS
GRUPILLOS DE CUIDADANOS
POR LA JUSTICIA (?).
Food drive
Plans are presently underway
for a massive food and clothing
drive scheduled for Saturday,
March 13, 1971. The drive is
being sponsored by Delta Alpha
Chi, a service organization. The
food and clothing will be distributed among poverty-stricken
people throughout Fresno County.
March is an extremely slow
month for the seasonal farm
laborer. Delta Alpha Chi wants
to help alleviate this problem.
The food and clothing; however,
is not limited to any one group.
The drive is for the benefit of
any person considered below a
suitable income. We are asking
for your help.
To make this drive a success,
we encourage help from other organizations on campus as well as
individuals. Volunteers will be
recruited Tuesday through Friday, March 9-12, in the Free
Speech Area. A sign-up sheet
will be available for any interested person. Canned and packaged foods along with clothing
articles will be accepted at a
table during these days.
People interested in taking part
will be working in conjunction
with Delta Alpha Chi members.
Transportation will be available
Saturday for participants. The
drive will begin at approximately
11 a.m. Participants will meet
on the Fresno State College campus.
A similar drive was undertaken
for Thanksgiving last November,
which turned out very successful.
Many families were given clothing and food baskets, which consisted of a full meal: milk, vegetables and fruit, meat and dessert.
Won't you lend a hand?
For further information call
Fernando Gaeta at 266-9588 or
Guadalupe De La Cruz at 2273235. Information will also be
available at a sign-up table Tuesday through Friday.
Strike suggestion
have a splendid idea! In support of the bill by Rep. Burt L.
Talcott of Salinas to ban strikes
at harvest time by farm workers,
we should encourage him to include a ban on strikes at winter
time by snow plow men. Farm
workers should strike only in
December - except orange pickers and pruners. Snow plow men
should strike only in July and
August unless it snows. Postmen
and garbage men should strike
only on Sundays and holidays.
Everybody e 1 s e , including
housewives and liberated women,
should strike any day, but only at
night, between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., except for bartenders and waitresses who
should wait until 2 a.m. Twenty(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
Directors
FACT SHEET
FROM DELANO
Will farmworkers have the right to build
a union of their own or will their
employers choose a union for them?
The workers in the Salinas Valley organized quietly and waited
patiently for victory in Delano. As that victory took shape the workers asked for union representation election in Salinas so they could
choose their own union. The Salinas growers ignored their request
for elections, sought out the Teamsters Union and signed •back door
contracts." They are called "back door contracts• because Teamster leaders and growers met in a plush motel and made agreements
without consulting the workers and without the knowledge of the worker. The present s truggle developed as follows:
July, 1970;
Cesa r Chave z sends a telegram to Salinas growers asking for
union representation elections.
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Salinas growers meet and decide to •reel out the Teamsters•
about a contract for field workers.
Salinas growers announce that T eamsters represent their workers.
Santa Maria, Imperial Valley growers follow suit. Workers learn
about it from the newspaper.
August, 1970:
Teamsters sign another jurisdictional agreement (8 / 11/70) honoring UFWOC's right to organize farmworkers union. Most growers
refuse to release Teamsters from contracts.
Denied elections, the workers demonstrate through the most successful farm labor s trike in history that they want to be represented
by Chavez' United Farm Workers. Growers admit a 2/3 reduction
in production.
United F ruit representation election supervised by Catholic Bishops Committee proves again that workers want UFWOC. 8/ 30 / 70:
United Fruit (inter -Harvest) signed with UFWOC. Spokesman for
company s ay s , "Tea msters have our contracts but UFWOC has our
workers.• Teamsters and local growers picket United Fruit in an
effort to s top shipment of union lettuce.
September, 1970:
Purex (Freshpict) recognized UFWOC and agrees to negotiate in
good faith.
All Salinas area strawberry growers, except the largest-Pic'n
Pac (S.S. P ier ce Co,)-agree to negotiate with UFWOC.
United Fruit begins to ship union label lettuce. D' Arrigo Bros.
and L.H. Delfino F arms recognize UFWOC. Delfino comments: "I
have 60 workers and all 60 went on strike.•
Robert Meyers Ranch (3,000 acres of tomatoes) and Brown & Hill
Ranch (1 000 acres) recognize UFWOC. Brown & Hill explain decision: •1 need 700 workers. I signed a contract with the Teamsters,
but I only have 100 worker s in the fields.•
9/ 17 /70: Judge Anthony Brzil issues permanent injunction against
all UF WOC strike activity in Salinas area. Chavez announces a nationwide boycott of non-union lettuce grown in California- Arizona
(85% of naton's prod uction).
Octobe r, 1970:
The Salinas courts grant Bud Antle, Inc. , an injunP.tion against the
boycott. The injunction provides that we cannot boycott Antle. The
injunction is unconstitutional and we appeal it.
November , 1970:
In the appeal hearing, Judge Lawson says that we can appeal the
injunction and he will stay its enforcement, but we must post a bond
of 2. 75 million dollars to protect Antle from losses. We appeal the
requirement to post an unrealistic amount of bond.
11/23/70: Antle attorneys present Chavez with an •order to show
cause" and a citation for conte mpt of court for violat_ing the injunction. Chavez is required to prese nt hi mself at the court in Salinas
on Friday, Dece mber 4.
December, 1970:
12/ 4/7 0 Chavez sentenced to jail, ~ to remain imprisoned until
there is proven evidence that UFWOC has ceased boycott activities
against Antle•. Chavez replies by telling his followers to: •BOYCOTT
THE HELL OUT OF THEM!• .
Union attorneys appeal decision to California Supreme Court.
12/24/ 70: California Supreme Court, by decision of 6-1, ordered
the releas e of Chavez and takes under advisementAntle's boycott injunction.
January , 1970:
Chavez files suit in New York against US Defense Dept. for increased purchas es of Antle lettuce, from 10% to 30%.
UFWOC pickets arm ed forces military installations.
(Continued from P age 1)
but money powers control the
minds of ad ministrator s who have
and control over s tudent Association mohies.
Many expressed their strong
support of the farmworker's
•right to organize,• such as Nat
DiBuduo and Terry Stone. Terry
Stone said he could vote in favor
of the first "Be it resolved"
clause which expresses support
of the farmworkers' right to organize. However, he could not
vote in fa var of the second which
requested the food services to
carry strictly UFWOC-picked
lettuce.
Others argued against it on the
basis of cost. Upon contacting the
produce distributors, it has been
reported that there is very little
cost difference.
Earle Bassett said, •what do
we do when there's no UFWOC
lettuce available?• When discussion from the floor was entertained, Jess Marquez pointed out
that there is enough lettuce to
meet FSC's needs.
Discussion continued. More
speakers, more pleas. But the
Board sat unmoved. It was clear
that their minds were made up
previous to the meeting.
There was no suprise to supporters in the audience . The vote:
5-3 •No• UFWOC.
(Continued from Page 2)
four hour restaurant employes
can strike only during their cpffee break and their lunch hour.
This way no one will miss out
on any work and the boss won't
lose any of his precious blood
money.
To further support this leader
(?) of our state in eliminating
barbaric techniques and with all
due respecttothatgreat"spokesman" for farm workers Allan
Grant, we should encourage an
Chicanos to boycott blintzes, all
Jews to boycott chiles rellenos,
blacks to boycott poi , whites to
boycott soul food, Eskimos to
boycott 1 et tu c e (iceberg, of
course) and Nixon could continue
to boycott peace.
Sound far-fetched? So do Talcott and Grant. "Legislation, for
farm workers, has been stalemated for several years .• , • It's
been stagnating since the year
one and it will continue to until
real since re planning is done ;
until Talcott, Grant, Reagan and
agribusiness r ecognize the farm ·
workers uni on as the only vehicle
that is protecting the worker as
well as the farmer (Section 23
of the UFWOC contracts clearly
states: "Company reta i ns all
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A campesino's w·hy
My chi ldr en' s once tender hands now are s imil a r to mine
Just as mi ne resembled my father' s
They a re ca l loused and weathe r beaten
Their faces are carved by pains of hunger and their protrud·,g
Bel Iies are but one of the symptoms I have
As part of this affluent society
Some of my children now hold a pen instead of a hoe
Their tools are different and I have asked for God's blessings
To come upon them
They have asked for justice to be done
Just as we need the right for collective bargaining
We also need a market for our products
Fresno State Col I ege Student Senate
You offered hope, the innocence of your young minds could perceive
The culture of Poverty of my people
You offered yourself to become part of a solution
But yet, the subjective decision made
By the Board of Directors decisively offered to become more of
The problem
Don't perpetuate the pr oblem by buying from any of the food services
at Fresno State but instead,
Help become the solution
Boycott the food services:
-By Mart in Guajardo
... we had to find allies'
"Our struggle, like yours - that is, the struggle of black people could not be won by us alon e, we had to find al I ies among the Americans of good will, black, brown, and white, who are ashamed of
poverty in a trillion dollar economy. That is why your boycotts
have succeeded. While some Americans arewillingtoforget the poor
and if necessary suppress them with violence and brutality, there
are still many Americans who cannot live with the immorality of
inequality.
"They believe the heritage of this nation is decency and fair play.
They would not eat grapes when grapes became a symbol of oppre ssion and they will not eat lettuce, now that it has become tainted
with injustice.• -Coretta King
LETTERS
Febr uary, 1970:
Los Angeles Tea msters local r efuses to handle UFWOC-picked
produce and asks all Teamsters to join.
Monday, March 8, 1971
rights of management ••• • and
Section 30 . •There wilt be no
strikes of any type or borcotts
by the Union.); until this group
stops intimidating the farmer into
thinking that the union will ruin
him.
Farmers listened to Grant and
Reagan before and lost mlllions
of dollars due to the grape boycott; evidently they're prepared
to lose more. Listen to the farm
workers for a change. They're
trying to tell you something. The
only way to prevent a strike is
to listen, man, listen! Boycott
indifference! 'Nuff said.
Esperanza
Support boycott
The ASB Board of Directors'
decision last Friday to continue
not to bµy only UFWOC picked
lettuce - for ASB food facilities
should show students on this campus just how disenfranchised they
are from their own association.
The Pr ovisional Student Government recogni zes the continuing
plight of the farmworker and totally supports him in this effort
by Chicano students to boycott
FSC food services.
•Boycott the hell out of them!•
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
QUESTION: Why do you or do you not think that Fresno State College ·
should support UFWOC 's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce?
Scott Tompkins,
I think farm workers have been given possible the
lowers benefits for their work of any laborers in
the country. I'm not sure how effective FSC's role
can be in a strike of farm workers, but I do support their right to strike. Perhaps by supporting
the lettuce strike the college can indirectly help
some of the poor people in this country toward
wage equality.
Esperanza Rodriguez
Fresno State should support UFWOC's boycott.
In terms of economics this institution will not be
hurting ' if union lettuce is purchased. The U.S.
Department of Labor estimates that if wages of
farm workers were doubled there would only be
an increase of a penny or more per head of lettuce. This small increase could surely be sacrificed by the Student Association to help farm workers win self-determination, justice and dignity.
If democracy means anything at all, it means
that people have the right to organize. This institution will hamper the farm worker's right to organize and right tot collective bargaining. The
fact is if union lettuce was purchased there would
be a tremendous amount or repercussion from outside forces.
Dwight X
I think the Fresno State should support the UFWOC
lettuce boycott by buying only UFWOC lettuce because this is basically an agricultural college and
this would be' good politics. After all, what has FSC
done for the minority cause? If they can buy
UFWOC's lettuce then they can give the minority
people on campus a fairer shake. Right on!
Rodrigo Mejia (14) lands ion an unidentified Tulare player after passing the ball to Beto Navarro (white
jersey).
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Soccer games played al Romain
Bev Kennedy
As an institution supposedly representative of
the state and therefore the people, this college
should, as a united force, support the UFWOC's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce. As a
representative body of the state we should be sympathetic to the needs of the people of this state ( the
farm workers) and support unionization.
Over 400 soccer fans watched
on Sunday, Feb. 28, as the Selma
soccer team defeated the league
champions, Mexico(sponsored by
radio statioQ KGST). The victory
was not an easy one and provided
many exciting and sometimes
agonizing moments both to the
crowd and the players themselves.
George Wada
I support the UFWOC lettuce boycott and so should
Fresno State College because it shows that the farm
workers, basically Mexican Americans, are aware
of what is happening and what needs to be done. It
ls good to see them organize like this because I
see all the other evils of big unions, and heck, what
is one more union going to hurt? Especially if it
ts going for the betterment of the farmworkers. I
feel that the farmworkers need a union to voice their
needs and live like humans.
If there is no difference of price and it's for the
bettenment of the farmworkers, I feel this is the
·least that can be done.
At the end of the game the score
was tied- 2-2. Two overtime periods were pJayed which left the
score tied at 3-3. "Sudden death"
periods were then played, but
neither team was able to score
Selma downs
Tu-lare in soccer
Susan Belcher
Even though lettuce· doesn't change, in the physical
sense, if it's grown by union or non-union, I think
the UFWOC's goal is definitely worthwhile. FSC ls
known for
campus apathy, so why not head in the
other direction for a change? I'm all for it!
its
The Selma Soccer Club yesterday played a non-league game
that ended with an easy victory
over Tulare. A slow first half
allowed Se Ima only one goal (Raul
Navarro) and left Tulare scoreless. In the second half, Tulare
sped up their game and scored
one go~l (Geir Ingimarsson) to
tie the game.
Dewayne Williams
I think that FSC should support the UFWOC because FSC is an agricultural school, and this could
influence the farmers. You know-their kids go
here.
Glen Bennett
As a former member of a union I support the
labor movement and if the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee is forced to boycott them I
will support it.
The rest of the game was easygoing for Selma as they scored
two consecutive goals, both by
Miguel Mendoza. The Selma Club
then went on to score twice
again this time through the kicking ability of Victorio Rios and
Cesar Gonzales. The final score
was 5-1.
Sam Fuiisata
As an ethical or moral issue the buying of UFWOC
produce seems reasonably just and correct. The
wisdom of fuJ?ther antagonism of those in California
opposed to UFWOC goals-among others-is questionable.
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was questioned by many, Selma
still had to play with a one-man
handicap. Also in the second half
one of Selma's most talented
players, Raul Navarro, had to
leave the game due to injuries.
Despite these odds, Selma was
able to prevent Mexico from outscoring them and earned a hard
and well-deserved victory.
The weekly games are played
on Sundays, and are open
everyone. No admission is charged.
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although both teams came very
close to scoring many times. At
the end of these periods, the captains and managers of both teams
agreed that their players were
too exhausted to continue any further. It was then decided to end
the game with penalty kicks. In a
penalty kick one player from
each team is allowed to attempt
three goals with only one person
from the opposing team guarding
that goal. Francisco Nuno, kicking for Mexico completed only
two of his three attempts, but
Rodrigo Mejia, kicking forSelma
completed all three attempts and
assured Selma the victory.
The Selma team deserves to
be commended on their fine per-
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"'Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and
they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have
something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our
cause as our weapons.
Y
"'I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of man I iness, is
to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent "struggle for justice.
"'To be a man is to suffer for others.
-Cesar Chavez
"'God help us to be men!"
BOYCOTT IN EFFECT
FSC- Board of Directors -says 'no'
to Student Senate U-FWOC request
The Fresno State College Association Board of Directors voted 5-3 Friday not to ;:i.ct upon a
Student •Senate request to serve
only United Farm Workers Or-ganizing Committee lettuce. As
a result M_ECHA and other campus organizations hav~ . begun a
boycott of all FSC foocf services
and are urging students to buy
nothing to eat qr dritlk in the ··
· _C afeteria, Coffee Shop.: or Snack
Bar. ·
The S : ,denf Senate· had -voted
21-4 last ·Wednesday to req~est
the Board of Di rectors to talce
senate can meet on Wednesday.
FSC students to refrain from .
the action. The board, which has
Donaldson, · and President Pro buying food, drinks or other items
four student members , and four
Tern of the Senate Phil Sher- from· the food ser:vice .areas _of
administration and· faculty mem wood; against the re.solution were the Association. Tamales will be
bers voted this way: for the senStudent Body . President Biil on sale in the Free Speech Area
ate resolution were Guadalupe De
Jones, Second Vice President · today and during the };loycott for
La Cruz (proxy forNatDiBuduo),
Te-r ry _Stone, ·FSC Director- of . · hungry students. They will be sold
Professor of Physics, John R.. Business Affairs·_ Carl Levine, ·by Las Adelitas~ Students are also
eat off campus; ·
Dean of Students Deryle K. Al-: . urged to bring I sack lunches or
,Sever.a l senators· are pus.bing · len, and. the Chairman of the Farmworkers: have
for an .emerge,ncy· meeting-of the
Board of Directors Professor of plotted through · the years - now ·
Student Senate tomorrow to gain
-Education.Ralph F. Evans.
. they're org~Zing fo bring ~
support for the boycott. Howe:ver,
. Picketing of -FSC food facilities· change. .Th rough unionization ,
some senators · have indicated
by boycottsupportersbeganearly
they can exerciseastronger:buy..;
t_hey ·. pref~r_to wait .until the Ml -: · this morning. They are urging ing pcwer and improve thei~ llv-
ing conditions. The union means
an end to _the pove'r ty cycle.
With the i ntroduction of the
•lettuce~ resolution, UFWOC
student supporters appealed for
support of the .Student Senate and
the Board of Directors.
1
. The Student Senate exercise<?
their commitment to the fullest .
extent of their power. However;
the Board of Directors ignored
the ~tudents' ,requests and needs~.
Institutions Qf higher.learning
can be . the. vehicles- of change,
(Continued-on Page 3, Col.~) '
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
EDITORIAL·
Directors' decisio/1 arrogant, unfeeling
The Board of Directors' decision Friday to refrain from asking
the dir2ctor of Food Services to buy only United Farm Workers Organizing Committee lettuce should be condemned by the entire student body as arrogant and unfeeling. Not only did the board display
contempt for student opinion in defying the wishes of the students'
elected representatives, it callously turned its back on the struggle
of other human beings to escape the degradation and anguish of poverty.
The rationale of members of the board voting against the Student
Senate's request was, to say the least, feeble in its articulation and
riddled with hypocrisy. In a time when the watchword of the day is
involvement in the great social issues, it was strange to hear opponents of the UFWOC resolution saying the Association shouldn't
•get involved". The Association IS involved by virtue of the fact it
purchases lettuce. The kinds of lettuce it buys influences the success or failure of the farm labor movement, and thus the ability of
farm laborers to break the cycle of poverty and exploitation. , The
only question, and the one the opponents refused to address themselves to, is •shall the students of Fresno State College aid the
enemies of the unionizing effort or aid those trying to organize for
collective bargaining?"
The arguments in favor of using UFWOC lettuce in the food service areas of the campus were as overwhelming as the lopsided 21-4
vote by the Student Senate approving it. Yet the directors turned a
deaf ear. They chose to side with agri-business interests on campus
and in the community. They ignored the compelling and impassioned
arguments that UFWOC is Uie only union devoted to and actually representing farm workers, that it is the only vehicle 'farm workers
have for extricating themselves from poor working and living conditions.
The board's complicity in the continued exploitation of the farm
worker is equalled only by its arrogance in denying the students of
this campus the right to decide what they will do with their own
money. The students' choice in what lettuce they will buy is appropriate and reasonable. The Board of Directors had no right to go
against their wishes.
0
If the board can ignore the .plight ofthe poor and the desires of the
students it is supposed to serve, the student body cannot. It is time
we as students made that clear. It is time to show the board and
those who support us · decisions that we have power and we can use
it. Boycott food services.
-Burton Swope
C"OMMENTARY
The Candidates' Mandate
By Daniel R. Safreno
The blatant disregard for the
dignity and desires of the Fresno
State College Black and Chicano
students by the Board of Directors has, believe it or not, one
good effect. With the Student Body
elections beginning it will give all
of us a chance to see which candidates, especially liberals, have
the conscience and integrity to
openly stand against the (FSC
Student President) Jones- (FSC
Student Second Vice-President)
Stone oligarchy and endorse a
boycott of student services aimed
at financial distress for those
services.
In this sense, this occurrence
was very fortunate indeed. Now
all those candidates, who seem
to universally love everyone, will
have to take a stand either with
the Student Senate (and Chicano
and Black students) or wit_h the
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agri-business interests of those
five men on the Board of Dictators who choose to think of
students as mindless and powerless children. This, indeed ,
should be warmly welcomed by
any and all candidates ••• yes,
even •conservatives." What we
are talking about here is majority
rule (the Senate) versus elite
group (the Jones-Stone team)
rule. Since for years we have all
heard candidates say that student
government should be open to all,
respond to the needs of the student body and, especially, respond to the needs of the "minority• students, then it is only
ih following with this that every
candidate would back the senate
and righteously de m and the
ouster of Jones and Stone.
Will they, in fact, do this? Of
course, the future is hard to
foresee and a forecast of those
who do back the senate and those
who cop · out would be terribly
difficult to make. What is important, however, is that students
now have a chance to see candidates forced to talce a position in
a situation where moderacy is
non-extstent. A candidate who
does NOT OPENLY condemn the
Jones-Stone type of elite politics
is, in effect, agreeing with this .
aberration of democracy both in
theory and in practice.
o. K. · candidates!!! You all want
to be officers - show us where
you heads are at! It is, indeed,
times like these that malce men
great - or cowards!
BOYCOTT FSC
FOOD SERVICES
BOARD OF DICTATORS
Who's pulling the strings at FSC?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Institutionalized racism
Another letter condemning racism? Ho-Hum. Another freeze
dried coffee.
Yet the great ironic tragedy
about the issue of racism, discrimination and plain moral decay in our society is the fact that
even those who make an effort
not to see, are at times everwhelmed by the sickness, our
apathy and sheeplike attitudes is
engendering.
·
It is very comfortable to ignore
the issues and to pretend that
we can be secure, leading a
sheep-like existence, while seeing conscientious men destroyed
because they have the courage to
speak out. Some• would have us
believe these are only power
plays to help the poor. Well, more
power to those that would.help
their fellow beings. Ken Maddy,
.young Republican, had the guts to
warn the young of his party of
the danger of 1 et ting moral
weirdos set the image of their
party and of the country. They
start young in that party; they ignored him.
At moments it seems that
America offers great hopes that
much needed changes will occur
in our racist society, but this
only when an individual who is
dedicated to the cause is martyred, then we become aroused
about our sickness. It lasts only
for a moment; the greening of
America perishes in a great
drought of apathy or the chill of
fear.
The only alternative to the
sickness is that great radical
changes must occur to pull us
out of the morass and slime of
racism and greed. Promises and
token reforms are but band-aids
on a great festering sore.
Take the situation and problem of the Native American. It
bothers us when it is brought to
our attention, but again we do
nothing about it. The great change
that must come about in this case
is that these rightful people of this
land must be accorded the opportunity, courtesy and dignity that
we have robbed them of.
As a Chicano, I can do no less
than to demand justice for our
Native American brothers, our
Afro-American brothers and an
our other brothers who may be
denied justice.
If my demands fly in the face
of the storm, and hopes for' a
better society are only an illusion, then I must hear the words
of the great Indian statesman
Nehru, who said, " ••• The re~
former who is afraid of radical
changes or of overthrowing an
oppressive regime and merely
seeks to eliminate abuses, becomes in reality one of its defenders."
Thus I cannot become a defender of institutionalized racism.
VIVA LA CAUSAi
Tony Roque
iQue diferencia!
QUE DIFERENCIA!
Cuando se hizo el contrato
entre los Timsters y los Rancheros, estos senores tomaron en
cuenta su propia conveniencia. Se
juntaron, deliberaron cuanto les
iban a dar a los campesinos y
luego con un contrato en blanco
en la bolsa en lo que se refiera
a ellos, los Timsters se retiraron muy orondos, creyendo que
habian hecho las cosas bien. Los
rancheros creyeron que asi Ies
taparian la boca a los campesinos
que pedian una union, pero convenientemente omitieron consultar al directamente interesado,
el trabajador del campo.
EN MI TIERRA ESTO SE
LLAMA AUTOCRACIA, OLIGARQUIA. PERO AQUI, EN SALINAS,
SEGUN UN ANUNCIO RADADO,
ESO ES "OBRAR EN BUENA FE"
A ESE PASO ME VAN A SALIR
CON QUE EL DIABLO ES UN
SANTO.
Cuando la UFWOC firmo el
contrato con Inter-Harvest, los
·comites de los distintos grupos:
lechugueros, cuadrilla de amarre, de corte, de maquinas, tractoristas, estaban dentro del grupo
negociador, junto con los experimentados negociadores de la Union, Delores Huerta y el Lie.
Jerry Cohen. Una vez que la
Compania hubo aceptado un plan
y firmado, se presento en
asamblea general a todos los
trabajadores de Inter-Harvest.
Solo cuando hubieron ratificado el
acuerdo de sus companeros, Chavez, por la Union, firmo el convenio. Los trabajadores habian
hablado, los senores- qe la em.presa habian hablado,
ESTO EN MI TIERRA SELLAMA DEMOCRACIA. PERO EN
SALINAS, APARENTEMENTE,
EST A CLASE DE DEMOCRACIA
NO LA ENTIENDEN CIERTOS
GRUPILLOS DE CUIDADANOS
POR LA JUSTICIA (?).
Food drive
Plans are presently underway
for a massive food and clothing
drive scheduled for Saturday,
March 13, 1971. The drive is
being sponsored by Delta Alpha
Chi, a service organization. The
food and clothing will be distributed among poverty-stricken
people throughout Fresno County.
March is an extremely slow
month for the seasonal farm
laborer. Delta Alpha Chi wants
to help alleviate this problem.
The food and clothing; however,
is not limited to any one group.
The drive is for the benefit of
any person considered below a
suitable income. We are asking
for your help.
To make this drive a success,
we encourage help from other organizations on campus as well as
individuals. Volunteers will be
recruited Tuesday through Friday, March 9-12, in the Free
Speech Area. A sign-up sheet
will be available for any interested person. Canned and packaged foods along with clothing
articles will be accepted at a
table during these days.
People interested in taking part
will be working in conjunction
with Delta Alpha Chi members.
Transportation will be available
Saturday for participants. The
drive will begin at approximately
11 a.m. Participants will meet
on the Fresno State College campus.
A similar drive was undertaken
for Thanksgiving last November,
which turned out very successful.
Many families were given clothing and food baskets, which consisted of a full meal: milk, vegetables and fruit, meat and dessert.
Won't you lend a hand?
For further information call
Fernando Gaeta at 266-9588 or
Guadalupe De La Cruz at 2273235. Information will also be
available at a sign-up table Tuesday through Friday.
Strike suggestion
have a splendid idea! In support of the bill by Rep. Burt L.
Talcott of Salinas to ban strikes
at harvest time by farm workers,
we should encourage him to include a ban on strikes at winter
time by snow plow men. Farm
workers should strike only in
December - except orange pickers and pruners. Snow plow men
should strike only in July and
August unless it snows. Postmen
and garbage men should strike
only on Sundays and holidays.
Everybody e 1 s e , including
housewives and liberated women,
should strike any day, but only at
night, between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., except for bartenders and waitresses who
should wait until 2 a.m. Twenty(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
Directors
FACT SHEET
FROM DELANO
Will farmworkers have the right to build
a union of their own or will their
employers choose a union for them?
The workers in the Salinas Valley organized quietly and waited
patiently for victory in Delano. As that victory took shape the workers asked for union representation election in Salinas so they could
choose their own union. The Salinas growers ignored their request
for elections, sought out the Teamsters Union and signed •back door
contracts." They are called "back door contracts• because Teamster leaders and growers met in a plush motel and made agreements
without consulting the workers and without the knowledge of the worker. The present s truggle developed as follows:
July, 1970;
Cesa r Chave z sends a telegram to Salinas growers asking for
union representation elections.
·
Salinas growers meet and decide to •reel out the Teamsters•
about a contract for field workers.
Salinas growers announce that T eamsters represent their workers.
Santa Maria, Imperial Valley growers follow suit. Workers learn
about it from the newspaper.
August, 1970:
Teamsters sign another jurisdictional agreement (8 / 11/70) honoring UFWOC's right to organize farmworkers union. Most growers
refuse to release Teamsters from contracts.
Denied elections, the workers demonstrate through the most successful farm labor s trike in history that they want to be represented
by Chavez' United Farm Workers. Growers admit a 2/3 reduction
in production.
United F ruit representation election supervised by Catholic Bishops Committee proves again that workers want UFWOC. 8/ 30 / 70:
United Fruit (inter -Harvest) signed with UFWOC. Spokesman for
company s ay s , "Tea msters have our contracts but UFWOC has our
workers.• Teamsters and local growers picket United Fruit in an
effort to s top shipment of union lettuce.
September, 1970:
Purex (Freshpict) recognized UFWOC and agrees to negotiate in
good faith.
All Salinas area strawberry growers, except the largest-Pic'n
Pac (S.S. P ier ce Co,)-agree to negotiate with UFWOC.
United Fruit begins to ship union label lettuce. D' Arrigo Bros.
and L.H. Delfino F arms recognize UFWOC. Delfino comments: "I
have 60 workers and all 60 went on strike.•
Robert Meyers Ranch (3,000 acres of tomatoes) and Brown & Hill
Ranch (1 000 acres) recognize UFWOC. Brown & Hill explain decision: •1 need 700 workers. I signed a contract with the Teamsters,
but I only have 100 worker s in the fields.•
9/ 17 /70: Judge Anthony Brzil issues permanent injunction against
all UF WOC strike activity in Salinas area. Chavez announces a nationwide boycott of non-union lettuce grown in California- Arizona
(85% of naton's prod uction).
Octobe r, 1970:
The Salinas courts grant Bud Antle, Inc. , an injunP.tion against the
boycott. The injunction provides that we cannot boycott Antle. The
injunction is unconstitutional and we appeal it.
November , 1970:
In the appeal hearing, Judge Lawson says that we can appeal the
injunction and he will stay its enforcement, but we must post a bond
of 2. 75 million dollars to protect Antle from losses. We appeal the
requirement to post an unrealistic amount of bond.
11/23/70: Antle attorneys present Chavez with an •order to show
cause" and a citation for conte mpt of court for violat_ing the injunction. Chavez is required to prese nt hi mself at the court in Salinas
on Friday, Dece mber 4.
December, 1970:
12/ 4/7 0 Chavez sentenced to jail, ~ to remain imprisoned until
there is proven evidence that UFWOC has ceased boycott activities
against Antle•. Chavez replies by telling his followers to: •BOYCOTT
THE HELL OUT OF THEM!• .
Union attorneys appeal decision to California Supreme Court.
12/24/ 70: California Supreme Court, by decision of 6-1, ordered
the releas e of Chavez and takes under advisementAntle's boycott injunction.
January , 1970:
Chavez files suit in New York against US Defense Dept. for increased purchas es of Antle lettuce, from 10% to 30%.
UFWOC pickets arm ed forces military installations.
(Continued from P age 1)
but money powers control the
minds of ad ministrator s who have
and control over s tudent Association mohies.
Many expressed their strong
support of the farmworker's
•right to organize,• such as Nat
DiBuduo and Terry Stone. Terry
Stone said he could vote in favor
of the first "Be it resolved"
clause which expresses support
of the farmworkers' right to organize. However, he could not
vote in fa var of the second which
requested the food services to
carry strictly UFWOC-picked
lettuce.
Others argued against it on the
basis of cost. Upon contacting the
produce distributors, it has been
reported that there is very little
cost difference.
Earle Bassett said, •what do
we do when there's no UFWOC
lettuce available?• When discussion from the floor was entertained, Jess Marquez pointed out
that there is enough lettuce to
meet FSC's needs.
Discussion continued. More
speakers, more pleas. But the
Board sat unmoved. It was clear
that their minds were made up
previous to the meeting.
There was no suprise to supporters in the audience . The vote:
5-3 •No• UFWOC.
(Continued from Page 2)
four hour restaurant employes
can strike only during their cpffee break and their lunch hour.
This way no one will miss out
on any work and the boss won't
lose any of his precious blood
money.
To further support this leader
(?) of our state in eliminating
barbaric techniques and with all
due respecttothatgreat"spokesman" for farm workers Allan
Grant, we should encourage an
Chicanos to boycott blintzes, all
Jews to boycott chiles rellenos,
blacks to boycott poi , whites to
boycott soul food, Eskimos to
boycott 1 et tu c e (iceberg, of
course) and Nixon could continue
to boycott peace.
Sound far-fetched? So do Talcott and Grant. "Legislation, for
farm workers, has been stalemated for several years .• , • It's
been stagnating since the year
one and it will continue to until
real since re planning is done ;
until Talcott, Grant, Reagan and
agribusiness r ecognize the farm ·
workers uni on as the only vehicle
that is protecting the worker as
well as the farmer (Section 23
of the UFWOC contracts clearly
states: "Company reta i ns all
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A campesino's w·hy
My chi ldr en' s once tender hands now are s imil a r to mine
Just as mi ne resembled my father' s
They a re ca l loused and weathe r beaten
Their faces are carved by pains of hunger and their protrud·,g
Bel Iies are but one of the symptoms I have
As part of this affluent society
Some of my children now hold a pen instead of a hoe
Their tools are different and I have asked for God's blessings
To come upon them
They have asked for justice to be done
Just as we need the right for collective bargaining
We also need a market for our products
Fresno State Col I ege Student Senate
You offered hope, the innocence of your young minds could perceive
The culture of Poverty of my people
You offered yourself to become part of a solution
But yet, the subjective decision made
By the Board of Directors decisively offered to become more of
The problem
Don't perpetuate the pr oblem by buying from any of the food services
at Fresno State but instead,
Help become the solution
Boycott the food services:
-By Mart in Guajardo
... we had to find allies'
"Our struggle, like yours - that is, the struggle of black people could not be won by us alon e, we had to find al I ies among the Americans of good will, black, brown, and white, who are ashamed of
poverty in a trillion dollar economy. That is why your boycotts
have succeeded. While some Americans arewillingtoforget the poor
and if necessary suppress them with violence and brutality, there
are still many Americans who cannot live with the immorality of
inequality.
"They believe the heritage of this nation is decency and fair play.
They would not eat grapes when grapes became a symbol of oppre ssion and they will not eat lettuce, now that it has become tainted
with injustice.• -Coretta King
LETTERS
Febr uary, 1970:
Los Angeles Tea msters local r efuses to handle UFWOC-picked
produce and asks all Teamsters to join.
Monday, March 8, 1971
rights of management ••• • and
Section 30 . •There wilt be no
strikes of any type or borcotts
by the Union.); until this group
stops intimidating the farmer into
thinking that the union will ruin
him.
Farmers listened to Grant and
Reagan before and lost mlllions
of dollars due to the grape boycott; evidently they're prepared
to lose more. Listen to the farm
workers for a change. They're
trying to tell you something. The
only way to prevent a strike is
to listen, man, listen! Boycott
indifference! 'Nuff said.
Esperanza
Support boycott
The ASB Board of Directors'
decision last Friday to continue
not to bµy only UFWOC picked
lettuce - for ASB food facilities
should show students on this campus just how disenfranchised they
are from their own association.
The Pr ovisional Student Government recogni zes the continuing
plight of the farmworker and totally supports him in this effort
by Chicano students to boycott
FSC food services.
•Boycott the hell out of them!•
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
QUESTION: Why do you or do you not think that Fresno State College ·
should support UFWOC 's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce?
Scott Tompkins,
I think farm workers have been given possible the
lowers benefits for their work of any laborers in
the country. I'm not sure how effective FSC's role
can be in a strike of farm workers, but I do support their right to strike. Perhaps by supporting
the lettuce strike the college can indirectly help
some of the poor people in this country toward
wage equality.
Esperanza Rodriguez
Fresno State should support UFWOC's boycott.
In terms of economics this institution will not be
hurting ' if union lettuce is purchased. The U.S.
Department of Labor estimates that if wages of
farm workers were doubled there would only be
an increase of a penny or more per head of lettuce. This small increase could surely be sacrificed by the Student Association to help farm workers win self-determination, justice and dignity.
If democracy means anything at all, it means
that people have the right to organize. This institution will hamper the farm worker's right to organize and right tot collective bargaining. The
fact is if union lettuce was purchased there would
be a tremendous amount or repercussion from outside forces.
Dwight X
I think the Fresno State should support the UFWOC
lettuce boycott by buying only UFWOC lettuce because this is basically an agricultural college and
this would be' good politics. After all, what has FSC
done for the minority cause? If they can buy
UFWOC's lettuce then they can give the minority
people on campus a fairer shake. Right on!
Rodrigo Mejia (14) lands ion an unidentified Tulare player after passing the ball to Beto Navarro (white
jersey).
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Soccer games played al Romain
Bev Kennedy
As an institution supposedly representative of
the state and therefore the people, this college
should, as a united force, support the UFWOC's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce. As a
representative body of the state we should be sympathetic to the needs of the people of this state ( the
farm workers) and support unionization.
Over 400 soccer fans watched
on Sunday, Feb. 28, as the Selma
soccer team defeated the league
champions, Mexico(sponsored by
radio statioQ KGST). The victory
was not an easy one and provided
many exciting and sometimes
agonizing moments both to the
crowd and the players themselves.
George Wada
I support the UFWOC lettuce boycott and so should
Fresno State College because it shows that the farm
workers, basically Mexican Americans, are aware
of what is happening and what needs to be done. It
ls good to see them organize like this because I
see all the other evils of big unions, and heck, what
is one more union going to hurt? Especially if it
ts going for the betterment of the farmworkers. I
feel that the farmworkers need a union to voice their
needs and live like humans.
If there is no difference of price and it's for the
bettenment of the farmworkers, I feel this is the
·least that can be done.
At the end of the game the score
was tied- 2-2. Two overtime periods were pJayed which left the
score tied at 3-3. "Sudden death"
periods were then played, but
neither team was able to score
Selma downs
Tu-lare in soccer
Susan Belcher
Even though lettuce· doesn't change, in the physical
sense, if it's grown by union or non-union, I think
the UFWOC's goal is definitely worthwhile. FSC ls
known for
campus apathy, so why not head in the
other direction for a change? I'm all for it!
its
The Selma Soccer Club yesterday played a non-league game
that ended with an easy victory
over Tulare. A slow first half
allowed Se Ima only one goal (Raul
Navarro) and left Tulare scoreless. In the second half, Tulare
sped up their game and scored
one go~l (Geir Ingimarsson) to
tie the game.
Dewayne Williams
I think that FSC should support the UFWOC because FSC is an agricultural school, and this could
influence the farmers. You know-their kids go
here.
Glen Bennett
As a former member of a union I support the
labor movement and if the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee is forced to boycott them I
will support it.
The rest of the game was easygoing for Selma as they scored
two consecutive goals, both by
Miguel Mendoza. The Selma Club
then went on to score twice
again this time through the kicking ability of Victorio Rios and
Cesar Gonzales. The final score
was 5-1.
Sam Fuiisata
As an ethical or moral issue the buying of UFWOC
produce seems reasonably just and correct. The
wisdom of fuJ?ther antagonism of those in California
opposed to UFWOC goals-among others-is questionable.
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one of Selma's most talented
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leave the game due to injuries.
Despite these odds, Selma was
able to prevent Mexico from outscoring them and earned a hard
and well-deserved victory.
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close to scoring many times. At
the end of these periods, the captains and managers of both teams
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the game with penalty kicks. In a
penalty kick one player from
each team is allowed to attempt
three goals with only one person
from the opposing team guarding
that goal. Francisco Nuno, kicking for Mexico completed only
two of his three attempts, but
Rodrigo Mejia, kicking forSelma
completed all three attempts and
assured Selma the victory.
The Selma team deserves to
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"'Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and
they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have
something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our
cause as our weapons.
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"'I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of man I iness, is
to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally non-violent "struggle for justice.
"'To be a man is to suffer for others.
-Cesar Chavez
"'God help us to be men!"
BOYCOTT IN EFFECT
FSC- Board of Directors -says 'no'
to Student Senate U-FWOC request
The Fresno State College Association Board of Directors voted 5-3 Friday not to ;:i.ct upon a
Student •Senate request to serve
only United Farm Workers Or-ganizing Committee lettuce. As
a result M_ECHA and other campus organizations hav~ . begun a
boycott of all FSC foocf services
and are urging students to buy
nothing to eat qr dritlk in the ··
· _C afeteria, Coffee Shop.: or Snack
Bar. ·
The S : ,denf Senate· had -voted
21-4 last ·Wednesday to req~est
the Board of Di rectors to talce
senate can meet on Wednesday.
FSC students to refrain from .
the action. The board, which has
Donaldson, · and President Pro buying food, drinks or other items
four student members , and four
Tern of the Senate Phil Sher- from· the food ser:vice .areas _of
administration and· faculty mem wood; against the re.solution were the Association. Tamales will be
bers voted this way: for the senStudent Body . President Biil on sale in the Free Speech Area
ate resolution were Guadalupe De
Jones, Second Vice President · today and during the };loycott for
La Cruz (proxy forNatDiBuduo),
Te-r ry _Stone, ·FSC Director- of . · hungry students. They will be sold
Professor of Physics, John R.. Business Affairs·_ Carl Levine, ·by Las Adelitas~ Students are also
eat off campus; ·
Dean of Students Deryle K. Al-: . urged to bring I sack lunches or
,Sever.a l senators· are pus.bing · len, and. the Chairman of the Farmworkers: have
for an .emerge,ncy· meeting-of the
Board of Directors Professor of plotted through · the years - now ·
Student Senate tomorrow to gain
-Education.Ralph F. Evans.
. they're org~Zing fo bring ~
support for the boycott. Howe:ver,
. Picketing of -FSC food facilities· change. .Th rough unionization ,
some senators · have indicated
by boycottsupportersbeganearly
they can exerciseastronger:buy..;
t_hey ·. pref~r_to wait .until the Ml -: · this morning. They are urging ing pcwer and improve thei~ llv-
ing conditions. The union means
an end to _the pove'r ty cycle.
With the i ntroduction of the
•lettuce~ resolution, UFWOC
student supporters appealed for
support of the .Student Senate and
the Board of Directors.
1
. The Student Senate exercise<?
their commitment to the fullest .
extent of their power. However;
the Board of Directors ignored
the ~tudents' ,requests and needs~.
Institutions Qf higher.learning
can be . the. vehicles- of change,
(Continued-on Page 3, Col.~) '
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
EDITORIAL·
Directors' decisio/1 arrogant, unfeeling
The Board of Directors' decision Friday to refrain from asking
the dir2ctor of Food Services to buy only United Farm Workers Organizing Committee lettuce should be condemned by the entire student body as arrogant and unfeeling. Not only did the board display
contempt for student opinion in defying the wishes of the students'
elected representatives, it callously turned its back on the struggle
of other human beings to escape the degradation and anguish of poverty.
The rationale of members of the board voting against the Student
Senate's request was, to say the least, feeble in its articulation and
riddled with hypocrisy. In a time when the watchword of the day is
involvement in the great social issues, it was strange to hear opponents of the UFWOC resolution saying the Association shouldn't
•get involved". The Association IS involved by virtue of the fact it
purchases lettuce. The kinds of lettuce it buys influences the success or failure of the farm labor movement, and thus the ability of
farm laborers to break the cycle of poverty and exploitation. , The
only question, and the one the opponents refused to address themselves to, is •shall the students of Fresno State College aid the
enemies of the unionizing effort or aid those trying to organize for
collective bargaining?"
The arguments in favor of using UFWOC lettuce in the food service areas of the campus were as overwhelming as the lopsided 21-4
vote by the Student Senate approving it. Yet the directors turned a
deaf ear. They chose to side with agri-business interests on campus
and in the community. They ignored the compelling and impassioned
arguments that UFWOC is Uie only union devoted to and actually representing farm workers, that it is the only vehicle 'farm workers
have for extricating themselves from poor working and living conditions.
The board's complicity in the continued exploitation of the farm
worker is equalled only by its arrogance in denying the students of
this campus the right to decide what they will do with their own
money. The students' choice in what lettuce they will buy is appropriate and reasonable. The Board of Directors had no right to go
against their wishes.
0
If the board can ignore the .plight ofthe poor and the desires of the
students it is supposed to serve, the student body cannot. It is time
we as students made that clear. It is time to show the board and
those who support us · decisions that we have power and we can use
it. Boycott food services.
-Burton Swope
C"OMMENTARY
The Candidates' Mandate
By Daniel R. Safreno
The blatant disregard for the
dignity and desires of the Fresno
State College Black and Chicano
students by the Board of Directors has, believe it or not, one
good effect. With the Student Body
elections beginning it will give all
of us a chance to see which candidates, especially liberals, have
the conscience and integrity to
openly stand against the (FSC
Student President) Jones- (FSC
Student Second Vice-President)
Stone oligarchy and endorse a
boycott of student services aimed
at financial distress for those
services.
In this sense, this occurrence
was very fortunate indeed. Now
all those candidates, who seem
to universally love everyone, will
have to take a stand either with
the Student Senate (and Chicano
and Black students) or wit_h the
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agri-business interests of those
five men on the Board of Dictators who choose to think of
students as mindless and powerless children. This, indeed ,
should be warmly welcomed by
any and all candidates ••• yes,
even •conservatives." What we
are talking about here is majority
rule (the Senate) versus elite
group (the Jones-Stone team)
rule. Since for years we have all
heard candidates say that student
government should be open to all,
respond to the needs of the student body and, especially, respond to the needs of the "minority• students, then it is only
ih following with this that every
candidate would back the senate
and righteously de m and the
ouster of Jones and Stone.
Will they, in fact, do this? Of
course, the future is hard to
foresee and a forecast of those
who do back the senate and those
who cop · out would be terribly
difficult to make. What is important, however, is that students
now have a chance to see candidates forced to talce a position in
a situation where moderacy is
non-extstent. A candidate who
does NOT OPENLY condemn the
Jones-Stone type of elite politics
is, in effect, agreeing with this .
aberration of democracy both in
theory and in practice.
o. K. · candidates!!! You all want
to be officers - show us where
you heads are at! It is, indeed,
times like these that malce men
great - or cowards!
BOYCOTT FSC
FOOD SERVICES
BOARD OF DICTATORS
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Institutionalized racism
Another letter condemning racism? Ho-Hum. Another freeze
dried coffee.
Yet the great ironic tragedy
about the issue of racism, discrimination and plain moral decay in our society is the fact that
even those who make an effort
not to see, are at times everwhelmed by the sickness, our
apathy and sheeplike attitudes is
engendering.
·
It is very comfortable to ignore
the issues and to pretend that
we can be secure, leading a
sheep-like existence, while seeing conscientious men destroyed
because they have the courage to
speak out. Some• would have us
believe these are only power
plays to help the poor. Well, more
power to those that would.help
their fellow beings. Ken Maddy,
.young Republican, had the guts to
warn the young of his party of
the danger of 1 et ting moral
weirdos set the image of their
party and of the country. They
start young in that party; they ignored him.
At moments it seems that
America offers great hopes that
much needed changes will occur
in our racist society, but this
only when an individual who is
dedicated to the cause is martyred, then we become aroused
about our sickness. It lasts only
for a moment; the greening of
America perishes in a great
drought of apathy or the chill of
fear.
The only alternative to the
sickness is that great radical
changes must occur to pull us
out of the morass and slime of
racism and greed. Promises and
token reforms are but band-aids
on a great festering sore.
Take the situation and problem of the Native American. It
bothers us when it is brought to
our attention, but again we do
nothing about it. The great change
that must come about in this case
is that these rightful people of this
land must be accorded the opportunity, courtesy and dignity that
we have robbed them of.
As a Chicano, I can do no less
than to demand justice for our
Native American brothers, our
Afro-American brothers and an
our other brothers who may be
denied justice.
If my demands fly in the face
of the storm, and hopes for' a
better society are only an illusion, then I must hear the words
of the great Indian statesman
Nehru, who said, " ••• The re~
former who is afraid of radical
changes or of overthrowing an
oppressive regime and merely
seeks to eliminate abuses, becomes in reality one of its defenders."
Thus I cannot become a defender of institutionalized racism.
VIVA LA CAUSAi
Tony Roque
iQue diferencia!
QUE DIFERENCIA!
Cuando se hizo el contrato
entre los Timsters y los Rancheros, estos senores tomaron en
cuenta su propia conveniencia. Se
juntaron, deliberaron cuanto les
iban a dar a los campesinos y
luego con un contrato en blanco
en la bolsa en lo que se refiera
a ellos, los Timsters se retiraron muy orondos, creyendo que
habian hecho las cosas bien. Los
rancheros creyeron que asi Ies
taparian la boca a los campesinos
que pedian una union, pero convenientemente omitieron consultar al directamente interesado,
el trabajador del campo.
EN MI TIERRA ESTO SE
LLAMA AUTOCRACIA, OLIGARQUIA. PERO AQUI, EN SALINAS,
SEGUN UN ANUNCIO RADADO,
ESO ES "OBRAR EN BUENA FE"
A ESE PASO ME VAN A SALIR
CON QUE EL DIABLO ES UN
SANTO.
Cuando la UFWOC firmo el
contrato con Inter-Harvest, los
·comites de los distintos grupos:
lechugueros, cuadrilla de amarre, de corte, de maquinas, tractoristas, estaban dentro del grupo
negociador, junto con los experimentados negociadores de la Union, Delores Huerta y el Lie.
Jerry Cohen. Una vez que la
Compania hubo aceptado un plan
y firmado, se presento en
asamblea general a todos los
trabajadores de Inter-Harvest.
Solo cuando hubieron ratificado el
acuerdo de sus companeros, Chavez, por la Union, firmo el convenio. Los trabajadores habian
hablado, los senores- qe la em.presa habian hablado,
ESTO EN MI TIERRA SELLAMA DEMOCRACIA. PERO EN
SALINAS, APARENTEMENTE,
EST A CLASE DE DEMOCRACIA
NO LA ENTIENDEN CIERTOS
GRUPILLOS DE CUIDADANOS
POR LA JUSTICIA (?).
Food drive
Plans are presently underway
for a massive food and clothing
drive scheduled for Saturday,
March 13, 1971. The drive is
being sponsored by Delta Alpha
Chi, a service organization. The
food and clothing will be distributed among poverty-stricken
people throughout Fresno County.
March is an extremely slow
month for the seasonal farm
laborer. Delta Alpha Chi wants
to help alleviate this problem.
The food and clothing; however,
is not limited to any one group.
The drive is for the benefit of
any person considered below a
suitable income. We are asking
for your help.
To make this drive a success,
we encourage help from other organizations on campus as well as
individuals. Volunteers will be
recruited Tuesday through Friday, March 9-12, in the Free
Speech Area. A sign-up sheet
will be available for any interested person. Canned and packaged foods along with clothing
articles will be accepted at a
table during these days.
People interested in taking part
will be working in conjunction
with Delta Alpha Chi members.
Transportation will be available
Saturday for participants. The
drive will begin at approximately
11 a.m. Participants will meet
on the Fresno State College campus.
A similar drive was undertaken
for Thanksgiving last November,
which turned out very successful.
Many families were given clothing and food baskets, which consisted of a full meal: milk, vegetables and fruit, meat and dessert.
Won't you lend a hand?
For further information call
Fernando Gaeta at 266-9588 or
Guadalupe De La Cruz at 2273235. Information will also be
available at a sign-up table Tuesday through Friday.
Strike suggestion
have a splendid idea! In support of the bill by Rep. Burt L.
Talcott of Salinas to ban strikes
at harvest time by farm workers,
we should encourage him to include a ban on strikes at winter
time by snow plow men. Farm
workers should strike only in
December - except orange pickers and pruners. Snow plow men
should strike only in July and
August unless it snows. Postmen
and garbage men should strike
only on Sundays and holidays.
Everybody e 1 s e , including
housewives and liberated women,
should strike any day, but only at
night, between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., except for bartenders and waitresses who
should wait until 2 a.m. Twenty(Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)
Directors
FACT SHEET
FROM DELANO
Will farmworkers have the right to build
a union of their own or will their
employers choose a union for them?
The workers in the Salinas Valley organized quietly and waited
patiently for victory in Delano. As that victory took shape the workers asked for union representation election in Salinas so they could
choose their own union. The Salinas growers ignored their request
for elections, sought out the Teamsters Union and signed •back door
contracts." They are called "back door contracts• because Teamster leaders and growers met in a plush motel and made agreements
without consulting the workers and without the knowledge of the worker. The present s truggle developed as follows:
July, 1970;
Cesa r Chave z sends a telegram to Salinas growers asking for
union representation elections.
·
Salinas growers meet and decide to •reel out the Teamsters•
about a contract for field workers.
Salinas growers announce that T eamsters represent their workers.
Santa Maria, Imperial Valley growers follow suit. Workers learn
about it from the newspaper.
August, 1970:
Teamsters sign another jurisdictional agreement (8 / 11/70) honoring UFWOC's right to organize farmworkers union. Most growers
refuse to release Teamsters from contracts.
Denied elections, the workers demonstrate through the most successful farm labor s trike in history that they want to be represented
by Chavez' United Farm Workers. Growers admit a 2/3 reduction
in production.
United F ruit representation election supervised by Catholic Bishops Committee proves again that workers want UFWOC. 8/ 30 / 70:
United Fruit (inter -Harvest) signed with UFWOC. Spokesman for
company s ay s , "Tea msters have our contracts but UFWOC has our
workers.• Teamsters and local growers picket United Fruit in an
effort to s top shipment of union lettuce.
September, 1970:
Purex (Freshpict) recognized UFWOC and agrees to negotiate in
good faith.
All Salinas area strawberry growers, except the largest-Pic'n
Pac (S.S. P ier ce Co,)-agree to negotiate with UFWOC.
United Fruit begins to ship union label lettuce. D' Arrigo Bros.
and L.H. Delfino F arms recognize UFWOC. Delfino comments: "I
have 60 workers and all 60 went on strike.•
Robert Meyers Ranch (3,000 acres of tomatoes) and Brown & Hill
Ranch (1 000 acres) recognize UFWOC. Brown & Hill explain decision: •1 need 700 workers. I signed a contract with the Teamsters,
but I only have 100 worker s in the fields.•
9/ 17 /70: Judge Anthony Brzil issues permanent injunction against
all UF WOC strike activity in Salinas area. Chavez announces a nationwide boycott of non-union lettuce grown in California- Arizona
(85% of naton's prod uction).
Octobe r, 1970:
The Salinas courts grant Bud Antle, Inc. , an injunP.tion against the
boycott. The injunction provides that we cannot boycott Antle. The
injunction is unconstitutional and we appeal it.
November , 1970:
In the appeal hearing, Judge Lawson says that we can appeal the
injunction and he will stay its enforcement, but we must post a bond
of 2. 75 million dollars to protect Antle from losses. We appeal the
requirement to post an unrealistic amount of bond.
11/23/70: Antle attorneys present Chavez with an •order to show
cause" and a citation for conte mpt of court for violat_ing the injunction. Chavez is required to prese nt hi mself at the court in Salinas
on Friday, Dece mber 4.
December, 1970:
12/ 4/7 0 Chavez sentenced to jail, ~ to remain imprisoned until
there is proven evidence that UFWOC has ceased boycott activities
against Antle•. Chavez replies by telling his followers to: •BOYCOTT
THE HELL OUT OF THEM!• .
Union attorneys appeal decision to California Supreme Court.
12/24/ 70: California Supreme Court, by decision of 6-1, ordered
the releas e of Chavez and takes under advisementAntle's boycott injunction.
January , 1970:
Chavez files suit in New York against US Defense Dept. for increased purchas es of Antle lettuce, from 10% to 30%.
UFWOC pickets arm ed forces military installations.
(Continued from P age 1)
but money powers control the
minds of ad ministrator s who have
and control over s tudent Association mohies.
Many expressed their strong
support of the farmworker's
•right to organize,• such as Nat
DiBuduo and Terry Stone. Terry
Stone said he could vote in favor
of the first "Be it resolved"
clause which expresses support
of the farmworkers' right to organize. However, he could not
vote in fa var of the second which
requested the food services to
carry strictly UFWOC-picked
lettuce.
Others argued against it on the
basis of cost. Upon contacting the
produce distributors, it has been
reported that there is very little
cost difference.
Earle Bassett said, •what do
we do when there's no UFWOC
lettuce available?• When discussion from the floor was entertained, Jess Marquez pointed out
that there is enough lettuce to
meet FSC's needs.
Discussion continued. More
speakers, more pleas. But the
Board sat unmoved. It was clear
that their minds were made up
previous to the meeting.
There was no suprise to supporters in the audience . The vote:
5-3 •No• UFWOC.
(Continued from Page 2)
four hour restaurant employes
can strike only during their cpffee break and their lunch hour.
This way no one will miss out
on any work and the boss won't
lose any of his precious blood
money.
To further support this leader
(?) of our state in eliminating
barbaric techniques and with all
due respecttothatgreat"spokesman" for farm workers Allan
Grant, we should encourage an
Chicanos to boycott blintzes, all
Jews to boycott chiles rellenos,
blacks to boycott poi , whites to
boycott soul food, Eskimos to
boycott 1 et tu c e (iceberg, of
course) and Nixon could continue
to boycott peace.
Sound far-fetched? So do Talcott and Grant. "Legislation, for
farm workers, has been stalemated for several years .• , • It's
been stagnating since the year
one and it will continue to until
real since re planning is done ;
until Talcott, Grant, Reagan and
agribusiness r ecognize the farm ·
workers uni on as the only vehicle
that is protecting the worker as
well as the farmer (Section 23
of the UFWOC contracts clearly
states: "Company reta i ns all
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A campesino's w·hy
My chi ldr en' s once tender hands now are s imil a r to mine
Just as mi ne resembled my father' s
They a re ca l loused and weathe r beaten
Their faces are carved by pains of hunger and their protrud·,g
Bel Iies are but one of the symptoms I have
As part of this affluent society
Some of my children now hold a pen instead of a hoe
Their tools are different and I have asked for God's blessings
To come upon them
They have asked for justice to be done
Just as we need the right for collective bargaining
We also need a market for our products
Fresno State Col I ege Student Senate
You offered hope, the innocence of your young minds could perceive
The culture of Poverty of my people
You offered yourself to become part of a solution
But yet, the subjective decision made
By the Board of Directors decisively offered to become more of
The problem
Don't perpetuate the pr oblem by buying from any of the food services
at Fresno State but instead,
Help become the solution
Boycott the food services:
-By Mart in Guajardo
... we had to find allies'
"Our struggle, like yours - that is, the struggle of black people could not be won by us alon e, we had to find al I ies among the Americans of good will, black, brown, and white, who are ashamed of
poverty in a trillion dollar economy. That is why your boycotts
have succeeded. While some Americans arewillingtoforget the poor
and if necessary suppress them with violence and brutality, there
are still many Americans who cannot live with the immorality of
inequality.
"They believe the heritage of this nation is decency and fair play.
They would not eat grapes when grapes became a symbol of oppre ssion and they will not eat lettuce, now that it has become tainted
with injustice.• -Coretta King
LETTERS
Febr uary, 1970:
Los Angeles Tea msters local r efuses to handle UFWOC-picked
produce and asks all Teamsters to join.
Monday, March 8, 1971
rights of management ••• • and
Section 30 . •There wilt be no
strikes of any type or borcotts
by the Union.); until this group
stops intimidating the farmer into
thinking that the union will ruin
him.
Farmers listened to Grant and
Reagan before and lost mlllions
of dollars due to the grape boycott; evidently they're prepared
to lose more. Listen to the farm
workers for a change. They're
trying to tell you something. The
only way to prevent a strike is
to listen, man, listen! Boycott
indifference! 'Nuff said.
Esperanza
Support boycott
The ASB Board of Directors'
decision last Friday to continue
not to bµy only UFWOC picked
lettuce - for ASB food facilities
should show students on this campus just how disenfranchised they
are from their own association.
The Pr ovisional Student Government recogni zes the continuing
plight of the farmworker and totally supports him in this effort
by Chicano students to boycott
FSC food services.
•Boycott the hell out of them!•
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 8, 1971
QUESTION: Why do you or do you not think that Fresno State College ·
should support UFWOC 's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce?
Scott Tompkins,
I think farm workers have been given possible the
lowers benefits for their work of any laborers in
the country. I'm not sure how effective FSC's role
can be in a strike of farm workers, but I do support their right to strike. Perhaps by supporting
the lettuce strike the college can indirectly help
some of the poor people in this country toward
wage equality.
Esperanza Rodriguez
Fresno State should support UFWOC's boycott.
In terms of economics this institution will not be
hurting ' if union lettuce is purchased. The U.S.
Department of Labor estimates that if wages of
farm workers were doubled there would only be
an increase of a penny or more per head of lettuce. This small increase could surely be sacrificed by the Student Association to help farm workers win self-determination, justice and dignity.
If democracy means anything at all, it means
that people have the right to organize. This institution will hamper the farm worker's right to organize and right tot collective bargaining. The
fact is if union lettuce was purchased there would
be a tremendous amount or repercussion from outside forces.
Dwight X
I think the Fresno State should support the UFWOC
lettuce boycott by buying only UFWOC lettuce because this is basically an agricultural college and
this would be' good politics. After all, what has FSC
done for the minority cause? If they can buy
UFWOC's lettuce then they can give the minority
people on campus a fairer shake. Right on!
Rodrigo Mejia (14) lands ion an unidentified Tulare player after passing the ball to Beto Navarro (white
jersey).
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Soccer games played al Romain
Bev Kennedy
As an institution supposedly representative of
the state and therefore the people, this college
should, as a united force, support the UFWOC's lettuce boycott and buy only UFWOC lettuce. As a
representative body of the state we should be sympathetic to the needs of the people of this state ( the
farm workers) and support unionization.
Over 400 soccer fans watched
on Sunday, Feb. 28, as the Selma
soccer team defeated the league
champions, Mexico(sponsored by
radio statioQ KGST). The victory
was not an easy one and provided
many exciting and sometimes
agonizing moments both to the
crowd and the players themselves.
George Wada
I support the UFWOC lettuce boycott and so should
Fresno State College because it shows that the farm
workers, basically Mexican Americans, are aware
of what is happening and what needs to be done. It
ls good to see them organize like this because I
see all the other evils of big unions, and heck, what
is one more union going to hurt? Especially if it
ts going for the betterment of the farmworkers. I
feel that the farmworkers need a union to voice their
needs and live like humans.
If there is no difference of price and it's for the
bettenment of the farmworkers, I feel this is the
·least that can be done.
At the end of the game the score
was tied- 2-2. Two overtime periods were pJayed which left the
score tied at 3-3. "Sudden death"
periods were then played, but
neither team was able to score
Selma downs
Tu-lare in soccer
Susan Belcher
Even though lettuce· doesn't change, in the physical
sense, if it's grown by union or non-union, I think
the UFWOC's goal is definitely worthwhile. FSC ls
known for
campus apathy, so why not head in the
other direction for a change? I'm all for it!
its
The Selma Soccer Club yesterday played a non-league game
that ended with an easy victory
over Tulare. A slow first half
allowed Se Ima only one goal (Raul
Navarro) and left Tulare scoreless. In the second half, Tulare
sped up their game and scored
one go~l (Geir Ingimarsson) to
tie the game.
Dewayne Williams
I think that FSC should support the UFWOC because FSC is an agricultural school, and this could
influence the farmers. You know-their kids go
here.
Glen Bennett
As a former member of a union I support the
labor movement and if the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee is forced to boycott them I
will support it.
The rest of the game was easygoing for Selma as they scored
two consecutive goals, both by
Miguel Mendoza. The Selma Club
then went on to score twice
again this time through the kicking ability of Victorio Rios and
Cesar Gonzales. The final score
was 5-1.
Sam Fuiisata
As an ethical or moral issue the buying of UFWOC
produce seems reasonably just and correct. The
wisdom of fuJ?ther antagonism of those in California
opposed to UFWOC goals-among others-is questionable.
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on the grounds of unsportsmanlike beha'vior. Although the call
was questioned by many, Selma
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handicap. Also in the second half
one of Selma's most talented
players, Raul Navarro, had to
leave the game due to injuries.
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able to prevent Mexico from outscoring them and earned a hard
and well-deserved victory.
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although both teams came very
close to scoring many times. At
the end of these periods, the captains and managers of both teams
agreed that their players were
too exhausted to continue any further. It was then decided to end
the game with penalty kicks. In a
penalty kick one player from
each team is allowed to attempt
three goals with only one person
from the opposing team guarding
that goal. Francisco Nuno, kicking for Mexico completed only
two of his three attempts, but
Rodrigo Mejia, kicking forSelma
completed all three attempts and
assured Selma the victory.
The Selma team deserves to
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