It came in the mail today. Before this I only had a photo. For those that don't know, when Ceasar Chavez called for a national boycott of grapes, Nixon and Reagan opposed it. Reagan even ate the grapes in public. Then during the boycott, Nixon got the Army to buy the boycotted grapes.
PBS: Cesar Chavez and the UFW
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/cesarchavez1.htmlExploring the United Farm Workers' History
http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/systems/agentsheets/New-Vist...Remembering the grape boycott
http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/united...See full article.
The strike lasted five years, involved more than 5,000 farm workers and successfully led to the first collective bargaining agreements for farm workers in U.S. history.
Unlike almost any other job in the United States, workers toiling the fields had no real rights prior to this event. Laws that protected other workers did not apply to farm workers.
As a result, many farm workers were subject to hazardous working conditions, harmful toxics, child labor and poverty wages. Required breaks and working hour restrictions also did not apply.