Santa Cruz Strike Support Committee

The first document, "Ways North County can Support the Cannery Strike," is from early in the strike and includes a TDU approved list of actions to support the strike.  It is follow by a letter from the Santa Cruz Strike Support Committee describing the daily needs of strikers and their families.  It asks community members in Santa Cruz County "who believe in fairness and decency in the workplace" to donate to help families through the winter.  It is signed by city council member and future mayor Mardi Wormhoudt, county supervisor Gary Patton, and city council member and future state senator John Laird.

Questions

  • What might be some advantages and disadvantages to having three different strike support committees?  Do you think it's more effective to have one coordinated committee or three?

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List of ways North County residents can support the cannery strike

 

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Letter from the Santa Cruz Strike Support Committee describing strike conditions and asking for donations page 1Letter from the Santa Cruz Strike Support Committee describing strike conditions and asking for donations page 2

"Ways North County can Support Cannery Strike." 26 Sept. 1985. Frank Bardacke Watsonville Canneries Strike Records, larc.ms.0093, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University. 

"Santa Cruz Strike Support Committee." N.D. Frank Bardacke Watsonville Canneries Strike Records, larc.ms.0093, Labor Archives and Research Center, San Francisco State University.