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In Watsonville, the heart of California strawberry country, thousands of workers are struggling for basic rights.
It's a fight for all workers, with a familiar backdrop. In the land of the strawberry barons, a handful of corporations take in more than $650 million a year. The workers earn $8,500 a season for sunrise-to-sunset workdays.
For just 5 cents more per pint of strawberries, worker pay rates could increase by
at least 50 percent.
We're going to Watsonville to change their minds. Join us. It's the biggest social movement since the 1960's and 1970's and the days of Cesar Chavez.
| Assembly: | 9-11:00 a.m. | Watsonville High School --Geiser Field at Lincoln and Maple |
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| March: | 11-1:00 p.m. | Workers and supporters march through Watsonville |
| Rally: | 1-2:00 p.m. | Featuring: UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney |
Los Angeles -- 213-387-1974 Watsonville (HQ)-- 408-761-9979 San Francisco -- 415-398-7152 Non-California -- 888-AFL-CIOO D.C. only -- 202-637-5359 |
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Next Sunday, April 13, will be the big Strawberry Workers support march in Watsonville. The Santa Cruz County Labor Council and UTU Local 23 (the Bus Drivers Union) requested the Transit District to donate some busses for transportation for the event. The UTU offerred to provide volunteer drivers.
Due to legal concerns the District decided to run the service itself to accomodate the monstrous crowds expected. The Council and UTU met with District staff to discuss how best to provide for these crowds. There will be at least 5 busses leaving from the County Building on Sunday morning to a location in Watsonville. They will be slightly staggered beginning around 8am. There may be more coaches, this has not been finalized.
These coaches will then do shuttle service between a remote parking lot in Watsonville and downtown. They will return to Santa Cruz in late afternoon.
These trips will not be free, the regular fare will be charged. The District insists on this for legal reasons. The regular fare is $1
(Sunday, 12-Dec-1999 09:57:43 PST)
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