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AMENDING MIGRATORY LABOR LAWS 375 And so because they're withholding FICA contributions, then they must withhold the other, so the record does not appear anywhere. Senator Murpuy. Your suggestion then is that in some areas at least the contractor is withholding this money, is not carrying through and reporting the money as he should? Mr. Cuavez. That’s correct. Senator Murpuy. That’s a crime, I would think. Mr. Cnavez. And this practice is widespread too. Senator Wr.uiama. That’s what we call out of trust. Senator Mcrruy. Or stealing, to use an old-fashioned term. Mr, Cuavez. Now, they've gone a step further. Labor contractors now in Delano are organizing the Kern-Tulare Independent Farm Workers’ Association, which 1s a company union, but this is also anotheg function that they perform for the growers. r Wr1LiaMs. en Was the council resolution opposing the narinaguaspemenme strikeSdopted f hack. etal Mr Cuavez. [ don’t have the record with me. The resolution was Re in nction with their opposition to us receiving a grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity. This was in the early part of the strike, I believe, around the Sth, the 7th of October of last year. _ The city of Delano itself has placed some restrictions on us. Since the strike they’ve passed a city ordinance interfering with our right, what we believe to be our right, of demonstrating. Thcv passed a resolution requiring that we must give them 30 days’ notice before we can hold s parnde or before we can demonstrate in a public place. Then later on I understand after our attorney called on them and suggested to them that this was unconstitutional, they later instead of requiring the 30 days, they lowered it to 4 or 5 days. What I'm trying to point out is that in a strike in Delano or anv— I would feel in any agricultural area, in any part of the country, when you go into a strike. vou have all of these forces agninst you. Justice doesn’t really exist after voucaltastrike. Tagive von some examples: It’s been very difficult for us to get complaints filed veainst some of the abuses committed against the strikers. For instance, we've had cases where the growers, cases where the lahor contractors, and cases where the security police that have been hired by the growers have - Le gt abused the women pickets, making remarks, and thines that are un- * “eA ; rintable. And we've gone to the local justice courts there in Delano, ixley, and also jn Porterville. and we have not been able-to get on complaints filed acainst the other side. ; he Now, o1 the other hand, it’s very, very easy to set complaints filed against one of our pickets because he happened to have ~repped into Private property or he happened to shout “huelga” in the case of the 44 and other similar things. " 4] So when we look into the whole spectrum of strikes, we must also oy understand that this doesn’t only involve a labor strike, ‘This is the =. primary issue. Once you get into that, then the whole issne of civil rights begins to develop because there are restrictions placed on us that take# away and prohibits us from carrying out our strike activi- ties. and we feel we should Senator Murpiry. Is there any threat of violence on the part of the strikers? I know when von get on the picket lines sometimes enthn- sinsm takes the place of good judgment, but have there been any : ; 3 - * = an — : r a Sw aa’, ¥ le ne Pe a . . ia oy ie ee ca at Fac ag a