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Three years ago a massive consumer boycott dragged growers kicking and screaming into the 20th Century. Now, when the UFW's hard-won contracts are up for renewal along come Teamster honchos who, without a word to the workers, sign a ready-made contract with the growers. That Teamster contract reinstitutes the notorious Labor Contractor hiring system, reduces the workers' already minimal pay, imposes no restrictions on the use of man-killing pesticides and leaves the workers without any effective medical benefits. There are other cruel inadequacies in the Teamsters' sweetheart contract, but that should be enough to make...
Zulu explained that the boycott is presently being called on a local level and that he has not notified the national ALSC, a group which grew out of the May, 1972 African Liberation Day protests...
...boycott will help publicize alleged Portuguese atrocities in Africa, which can be carried out only with the United States' $437 million economic and military aid program, including the training of Portuguese soldiers in the U.S., Zulu said...
Zulu said that the committee will spend most of its time publicizing the boycott through leaflets and radio announcements...
...boycott was operated on an informal level before last Friday's announcement and is supported by other groups including the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement and the Pan African Liberation Committee...