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Cannery workers -- Labor unions.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Bardacke Watsonville canneries strike records

 Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0093
Abstract The Frank Bardacke Watsonville Canneries Strike Collection consists of materials collected by Bardacke, one of the founders of the Watsonville chapter of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) and a resident of that community since the early 1970s, who was actively involved with the support committee for the striking cannery workers. It is largely comprised of newspaper clippings, mainly from the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian, leaflets, and newsletters....
Dates: 1984-1989

Elizabeth Schilling Watsonville canneries strike collection

 Collection
Identifier: larc-ms-0428
Abstract This collection includes materials collected and produced by journalist Elizabeth Schilling in the course of researching and reporting on the Watsonville canneries strike between 1985 and 1988. Materials include Schilling's research and interview notes; newspaper clippings documenting the strike and its aftermath; flyers, leaflets, newsletters, and press releases from Teamsters Local 912, Teamsters for a Democratic Union, Shaw's, Watsonville Canning and Frozen Foods Co, and community...
Dates: 1985-1988, 2017