Northern California Strike Support Committee

Below is an excerpt from the radio show Labor on the Line that aired on March 26, 1986.  The show reports on the Watsonville canneries strike and includes an interview with Shiree Teng of the Northern California Strike Support Committee.

Questions

  • Why is the show entitled "Pickets Stand Firm in Defense of Minority Rights"?  
  • Why does Teng believe cannery work in Watsonville resembles garment work in Chinatown San Francisco?

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Below is a flyer by the Northern California Strike Support Committee describes the strike happening in Watsonville for a Bay Area audience, presenting the strike as part of a broader movement. It encourages people to travel to Watsonville for a solidarity day rally and suggests other the ways people and organizations can support the strikers.  

Questions

  • According to the flyer, who are the cannery workers fighting for?  And who are they asking to support the strikers?
  • What kinds of groups are listed below as endorsers?

Text version of flyers below (PDF) Download Text version of flyers below (PDF)

Spanish version of flyer entitled "Support the Strikers" with images and text. See PDF above for text.

English version of flyer entitled "Support the Strikers" with images and text. See PDF above for text.

“Pickets Stand Firm in Defense of Minority Rights.” Labor on the Line, 26 Mar. 1986.  LOL 03-26-86, Labor Archives & Research Center, San Francisco State University.

“Support the Watsonville Strikers!/Apoyar las huelgistas de Watsonville” Flyer. Frank Bardacke Watsonville Canneries Strike Records, larc.ms.0093 (Is this from the ephemera collection?  Double check), Labor Archives & Research Center, San Francisco State University.