Cannery Women, Cannery Lives Mexican Women, Unionization and the California Food Processing Industry 1930-1950

Name: Cannery Women, Cannery Lives Mexican Women, Unionization and the California Food Processing Industry 1930-1950
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ISBN: 9780826309884

ISBN-10: 0826309887

ISBN-13: 9780826309884

Edition: 1987

Authors: Vicki L. Ruiz

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Women have been the mainstay of the gruelling, seasonal canning industry for over a century. This book is a collective biography. Thousands of Mexicana and Mexican American women working in canneries in southern California established effective, democratic trade union locals run by local members. These rank-and-file activists skilfully managed union affairs, including negotiating such benefits as maternity leave, company-provided day care, and paid holidays -- in some cases better benefits than they enjoy today. The dramatic and turbulent history of their union is a major contribution to the new labour history.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 8/1/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 194
Size: 6.03" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English