California's Farm Labor Problems: Report of the Senate Fact Finding Committee on Labor and Welfare, Volume 1Senate of the state of California, 1961 - 326 pages |
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acreage agricultural labor agricultural workers Appendix G Article average braceros Cali California agriculture California Farm Cash cent Committee contract Crop Activities Dates Labor Dates day-haul December 16 Department of Employment Department of Labor domestic farm workers domestic workers earnings employed facilities Farm Placement Service farmers Field Crops Figure foreign workers fornia Fresno County fruit Grapes growers Harvest hired labor Imperial County income increase Irrigation January 15 January 28 Labor Dates Labor labor market labor supply land Lettuce ment Merced Merced County Mexican Consul Mexican worker Migrant Labor Agreement migratory November 17 operation paid Peaches peak period prevailing wage problems production Prunes reception center recruitment Report Sacramento San Joaquin San Joaquin Valley Santa seasonal labor Secretary of Labor Senate SOURCE Stanislaus Sugar Beets Testified Thin tion Tomatoes tons Total tractor transportation U. S. Department United Valley vegetables wage rates
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Page 262 - The provisions of this paragraph shall not be deemed to be applicable with respect to service performed in connection with commercial canning or commercial freezing or in connection with any agricultural or horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption. As used in this subsection, the term "farm...
Page 262 - Act, as amended), the raising of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, or poultry, and any practices (including any forestry or lumbering operations) performed by a farmer or on a farm as an incident to or in conjunction with such farming operations, including preparation for market, delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for transportation to market.
Page 123 - An alien having a residence in a foreign country which he has no intention of abandoning...
Page 310 - Licensee" means a farm labor contractor who holds a valid and unrevoked license under this chapter. (e) "Fee" shall mean (1) the difference between the amount received by a labor contractor and the amount paid out by him to persons employed to render personal services to, for or under the direction of a third person; (2) any valuable consideration received or to be received by a farm labor contractor for or in connection with any of the services described above, and shall include the difference between...
Page 316 - ... (1) that employees shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and shall be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, In the designation of such representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection...
Page 262 - SEC. 503. No workers recruited under this title shall be available for employment in any area unless the Secretary of Labor has determined and certified that (1) sufficient domestic workers who are able, willing, and qualified are not available at the time and place needed to perform the work for which such workers are to be employed...
Page 80 - For the purpose of assisting in such production of agricultural commodities and products as the Secretary of Agriculture deems necessary, by supplying agricultural workers from the Republic of Mexico (pursuant to arrangements between the United States and the Republic of Mexico...
Page 262 - In the employ of the owner or tenant or other operator of a farm, In connection with the operation, management, conservation, improvement, or maintenance of such farm and its tools and equipment, or in salvaging timber or clearing land of brush and other debris left by a hurricane, if the major part of such service Is performed on a farm.
Page 316 - Therefore it is necessary that the individual workman have full freedom of association, self-organization, and the designation of representatives of his own choosing, to negotiate the terms and conditions of his employment, and that he shall be free from the interference, restraint or coercion of employers...
Page 294 - ... to perform the work for which such workers are to be employed. (2) the employment of such workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of domestic agricultural workers similarly employed, and (3) reasonable efforts have been made to attract domestic workers for such employment at wages and standard hours of work comparable to those offered to foreign workers.