Western Commodities vs U.S. District Court no. 45376, 1965-1971
File
Identifier: Subseries 2.1.1:
Scope and Contents
Contains legal files, correspondence, and memos regarding the Western Commodities case. Western Commodities sued the ILWU and other unions for damages, for refusing to load shipments of grapes.
Dates
- 1965-1971
Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
In 1965, Western Commodities was targeted by a strike in relation to the United Farm Workers Grape Strike and Boycott, and sued multiple unions for damages as a result of the strike. The ILWU refused to load orders of grapes from the Delano area of Kern County, California in support of the UFW strike.
Extent
From the Collection: 219.8 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Leonard, Norman (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu