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"The advent of new technologies in the early decades of the twentieth century changed the face of American farming. Increased mechanization and the expansion of markets demanded a new kind of agricultural worker - gone was the local farmhand, replaced by a cheap and temporary labor force of migrant and seasonal workers. In Harvest Wobblies, Greg Hall describes how members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) organized the men, women, and children...
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Monograph tracing the historical and recent developments that led to the creation of a trade union for agricultural workers in the USA - outlines the major strikes, political problems, including political opposition from the teamsters union, and gives a detailed account of the efforts to form the united farm workers of america, the labour movement based on a grape boycott in california. Photographs.
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In this comprehensive overview of the fascinating and rich history of the struggles of farmers and farm workers, Patrick H. Mooney and Theo J. Majka highlight the drama of certain events and the courage and charisma of the individuals who have participated in these movements.
The section on farmer movements begins with a look at the violent farmer protests from the colonial period up to the Civil War and then moves on to farmer alliances with labor...
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