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Cesar Chavez — Part 15
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‘Valley stores selling
By JESUS A, BANKETL
- Willi eries of “Viva do raza” (ong live the Face) still ring-
ing in their ears, supporteis of a farm workers union said
yesterday they will Javnch Fickeling af noon today of Valicy
supsmarkels selling California Brapes.
The picheters will gether al the Santa Rita Center, 1017 ¥.
Hadley, for hinch et 10 a.m. They will receive “instructions”
.
_ at Ho a.m. for a half-hour and then go to their designated .
areas fa start pickcling Safeway stores, aecerding to an
anposncement last night
A rally at the center last night, ostensibly called to urge
Kexicen-Ancciveans te unite for improvement in their civil
Tigits end cconsmie plight, darned instead imlo a Jauach
vehicle for the pickcling.
The relly was spon-ored by the Netional Farne Workers
Association, a group seckirg the waienizing of all migrent
farm workers,
The Rev. Frank Yor, @ priest af Seered Veurt Churea,
deld the gothering dhe o: conkers vant “no violence? but al
the sare thre sid thet oly throegh unity “can we gain
Bocial eri ceanomic justice for our people.”
Cesar Chaveg, Me Californion who Jauneled the move to
unicgize of i workeys, +73 represcaled at tin mocting by
his ety brother, Menuel, and by the Hey. hitgucl Hurreza,
the mu: te chysuicler of the glories of Chaves,
Mr. Barrezp accompanying himself oa the guitar, Saitg
The Arizona 3: epublic nO Pheenis, Sat, Mey 15, 1069
grapes to be j picketed,
“Ane pickels today, Jt oallincs
several songs to the andienee in J They were of the
college “fight sons’ varicly, urging unionization ef the farm
werkers.
Manucl Chavez, who reportedly is hee merely (9 urge
support of the nalional boycott ef California grapes, has not
refuled suggestions his true mission is to have a s showdown
with Arizona giowers, from whom the union will demand
recognilion. Here barely mentioncd the boscolt last night
Like the other speakers, he urged dhe unionizztion of
migrants.
Manuel Hivera, an organizer from Celfernia,
about his reasans for being In Arizona.
“We have galkered,” he lotd the audience, “to continue
our cause. The union is the enly way to fain Leiter wages, ..
decent treatment and mashe even an eCucaiion for our
children. ”
A mimeographed “infevmstion sheot”? is to be piven to
piocesares they are to use
and noles a col decision which Biecs pickets rights on
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Arizona’s raps cron is ee hoduled to be harvested noxt
month. Accordi:g to Chaves, the Acizsaa growers employ
abut 1,209 pers sont tn the prape harvest,
Chavez sent telegrams (o Arivona aresers Jest weck asking >>
them to mect with him and other union officials, but said
he hes not received any replies.
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