Contrasts "the unsuccessful attempt to organize farm workers by the National Farm Labor Union from 1946 to 1952 with the strikingly successful one of the United Farm Workers from 1965 to 1972." Argues that "the difference between the two challenges was the societal response that insurgent demands received." (Author/JM)

Educational programs for preparing hired farm labor are needed for retraining displaced farm workers for the skilled jobs of mechanized operations. (GB)

The author organized farm labor supervisor courses and helped develop a high school course in supervision in Sonoma County, California. (DM)

PART ONE OF THE REPORT CONSISTED OF AN ANALYSIS OF TRENDS BETWEEN 1960 AND 1961 IN WAGES OF UNITED STATES FARM WORKERS IN MAJOR AREAS USING MEXICAN NATIONALS. THE DATA WERE DERIVED FROM PREVAILING-WAGE REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY FROM AFFILIATED STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES. THE SURVEY RATES WERE USED BY THE…

THE SPANISH-AMERICANS OF SOUTHERN TEXAS PROVIDE ONE OF THE LARGEST RESERVOIRS OF SEASONAL FARM LABOR WHOSE RATE OF MOVEMENT IS AFFECTED BY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. RECRUITMENT OF WORKERS HAS BECOME HIGHLY ORGANIZED. SINCE MIGRATORY WORKERS HAVE BEEN SO IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY AND HAVE DERIVED SO LITTLE…

The subject of this study is the more or less seasonal influx of Mexican (bracero) laborers to work in agriculture in California between 1942 and 1960. The migration began as a joint effort between the governments of Mexico and the United States to ease the manpower shortage created by World War II. Dire needs of these migrants, and their…

Obtaining a sufficient supply of labor when it is needed is a problem faced by most farmers annually because of the very seasonal nature of farming. Even with mechanization and family labor, most farmers need to hire some help. This report summarizes the results of a survey conducted in 1966 to determine: (1) methods used to obtain seasonal…

The meanings of rural development and the impact on development of rural employment and labor problems are discussed. The influence on the interaction of rural development and rural employment and labor problems of the following are considered: the objectives of rural development in a particular country or region, objectives which are not…

An interagency system, geared to improve and create jobs for farm workers in Fresno County, California, is described. Key parts of the system include short training courses for workers, teacher training for bilingual agricultural specialists, and labor management workshops for employers. (Author/MS)

Evaluates biographies of Cesar Chavez for children and teenagers and provides descriptions of recent books on the children of migrant farm workers. The books, mostly published in the 1990s, cover Chavez's rise as a farm worker activist and include several new works that address the social history of Chavez and the farm workers' struggle. (GR)

Migrant mushroom workers suffer from poor housing and living conditions, low wages, poor health, unsafe working conditions, abuse from crew leaders, and isolation. Farm work advocates feel these abuses will continue without laws guaranteeing access to the camps, minimum standards for camp conditions, and the outlawing or strict regulation of crew…

It is stated that the United States is experiencing in the agricultural sector two simultaneous surpluses which together are referred to as the "farm problem:" these are surpluses of products and labor. The primary reasons for the labor surplus are relatively rapid adoption of technological innovations, the approximation of a competitive…

Rural manpower programs are reviewed. (MS)

DURING THE DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S RECOGNITION WAS GIVEN TO THE PLIGHT OF MIGRATORY WORKERS. AS A RESULT OF THE STUDIES OF SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, A FARM LABOR CAMP PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE HOUSING, MEDICAL CARE, CHILD CARE, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR SEASONAL FARM WORKERS. DURING WORLD WAR II THE DEMAND FOR SEASONAL FARM WORKERS…