UNFULFILLED PROMISE : collective bargaining in california agriculture

The'plight of the California farmworker'has been the main theme of over 100 years of government reports, scholarly writings, and popular literature. Farmworkers were excluded from most of the 1930s legislation which regulated wages and working conditions and recognized that workplace disputes could best be settled by collective bargaining. Scho Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Tables and Figures 10 Foreword 12 Preface 14 Acknowledgments 16 Chapter 1. Farmworkers in California Agriculture 18 A. California Agriculture 19 B. Farmworker Employment 20 C. Farmworker Characteristics 24 D. The Farm Labor Market 25 E. Summary 28 Chapter 2. The Evolution of California Agriculture 32 A. The Seasonal Farm Labor Problem 33 B. The Evolution of California Agriculture 34 C. Summary 40 Chapter 3. Farmworker Unions 44 A. Union Activity From World War I to 1965 44 B. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers (UFW) Union 50 Chapter 4. The ALRA and ALRB: 1975-1986 62 A. Elections and Certifications 62 B. Unfair Labor Practices 65 C. Organizing and Collective Bargaining 66 D. Summary 72 Chapter 5. Representation Elections 74 A. Election Procedures 75 B. Post-Election Issues and Procedures 77 C. Access 82 D. Successorship 85 E. Decertification and Rival Union Elections 86 F. Summary 87 Chapter 6. Unfair Labor Practices 90 A. Employer Unfair Labor Practices 91 B. Union Unfair Labor Practices 107 C. Remedies 110 D. Summary 118 Chapter 7. Strikes, Boycotts, and Pickets 124 A. Strikes 124 B. Consumer Boycotts 128 C. Picketing 128 D. Summary 129 Chapter 8. The Future of Farmworker Collective Bargaining 132 A. Union Power 133 B. The Economic Impacts of Farmworker Unions 136 C. The ALRA and ALRB 141 D. Summary 143 Appendix A 146 Appendix B 152 Table of Cases 210 Glossary 216 Index 222 Content: Foreword -- Preface -- Farmworkers in California Agriculture -- The Evolution of California Agriculture -- Farmworker Unions -- The ALRA and ALRB: 1975-1986 -- Representation Elections -- Unfair Labor Practices -- Strikes, Boycotts and Pickets -- The Future of Farmworker Collective Bargaining -- Selected Sections of the ALRA -- ALRB Cases This book explains the importance of farmworkers in California agriculture, reviews the history of farm labour and farmworker unions, and then examines the ALRA in operation.