Word: gallos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Recently the United Farm Workers boycott campaign has generated a great deal of controversy. The Gallo distributors and liquor stores supporting Gallo insist that the farm workers struggle is a jurisdictional dispute between two unions and that liquor stores have nothing to do with it. It should be clear that more is at stake than a simple tight between unions. An examination of the political and economic factors involved in the unionization drive should clarity the role of the national boycott campaign in promoting a farm workers victory...
...role of the Teamsters in agriculture has consistently been one of complicity with the growers. In particular, the way the Teamsters and Gallo operated in the summer of 1973 was a classic case of the signing of a "sweetheart" contract. A New York Times editorial summarized these events by saying that "taking advantage of the absence of any federal or state laws requiring union elections to determine the wishes of farm laborers. Gallo threw out the Chavez group and signed a four-year agreements with the Teamsters" (New York times. Sept...
...When Gallo announced the beginning of negotiation with the Teamster above 80 per cent of the Gallo workers went out on strike. The response of the corporation was to bring in strike-breakers, and to sign a "sweetheart" contract with the Teamsters after a single bargaining session. In September of 1973, Gallo workers met at UFW headquarters and decided to initiate the boycott of Gallo products...
California agriculture is dominated by large monopolistic corporations which historically have had ties to conservative politicians, law enforcement agencies, and the courts E & J Gallo Winery fits right into this group. Although most of the company's production, sales and profit statistics are kept secret by the management, it is known that the company produces about one-third of all wine sold in this country. Gallo's pre-tax profits in 1971 reached $35 to $40 million, according to the Nov. 27 1972, issue of Time. Gallo's economic strength makes it possible for the company to recruit and transport...
Recognition of the United Farm Workers union by Gallo Wineries would run counter to the company's interests and would cut into profits, both in the short run (through union demands for higher wages, pensions and benefits) and in the long run (through union demands for employment security, higher health and safety standards and increased worker control over hiring, firing and speed of work). Therefore, Gallo wineries is just acting in its own self-interest--no amount of pleading can convince them that recognition of the UFW is the "right" thing to do. The only way for the farm workers...