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Still, amid the disappointment surrounding the end of the long boycott, the UFW's achievements must be taken into account. Starting from literally nothing, the union elicited national recognition and concern for the problems of farm laborers, and managed to enact the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act in 1975, permitting elections in the fields. It has gotten better conditions and pay for many of its members, and more or less successfully fought off the occasionally bloody encroachment of the Teamsters. The UFW now has 30,000 members working under over 100 contracts...
...rights of migrant agricultural laborers. That movement, which has met varying degrees of success, appears to be over for the time being, following Chavez's announcement two weeks ago of the end of the decade-old boycott of non-union lettuce, grapes and table wines. To millions of UFW sympathizers, the announcement came as a surprise, since there is obviously a great deal more to be done for agricultural workers, migrant and otherwise, throughout America...
...writing in response to the attitude of the UFW representatives concerning the end of the Gallo boycott (2/2/78). "(They) feel," your article states, "that the case is not closed." UFW New England director Lucretia Hudzinsky is quoted as saying, "They have to prove that they will negotiate in good faith with us in the future." As a faithful non-buyer of Gallo products during the boycott, I offer a constructive criticism...
...reservation with which the UFW reps seem to be treating the repeal is sadly defeating of the boycott's purpose. To be blunt, the less regard they will have for the effectiveness of the boycott as a legitimate expression of solidarity with UFW goals. This does not mean that the UFW supporter has to forego buying toothpaste or spring term books in favor of Gallo wine. Nor does it mean that one must prefer Gallo products over the previously non-boycotted products if the latter are less expensive or more desirable. But those among us who have in the past...
...urge the UFW local reps to reconsider their stance. Now is a time for effective positive reinforcement of UFW solidarity, not for the proverbial "sour grapes" attitude. Dirk Coburn...