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According to statements released by the Grape Farmers and Workers Coalition (GFWC) in 1989, the five chemicals the United Farm Workers (UFW) protests-dinoseb, parathion, methyl bromide, phosdrin and captan-were either eliminated or scheduled for removal at the time the UFW announced its opposition...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss and Nicholas A. Nash, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Grape 'Facts' Are Often Debatable | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

...GFWC may not be a truly independent organization working to bridge the gap between growers and workers. It is a subsidiary of the Dolphin Group-a consulting firm that has had ties to the Republican party since Reagan was elected Governor of California in 1966, according to Mark Grossman, spokesperson for the UFW. It is only against workers to further the political fortunes of Republican politicians, he said...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss and Nicholas A. Nash, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Grape 'Facts' Are Often Debatable | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

...Grape Workers and Farmers Coalition (GFWC) is founded by a Republican-affiliated consulting group. Its purpose is to oppose UFW boycotts. The UFW protests the use of methyl bromide, phosdrin, dinoseb, parathion and captan as pesticides in the fields...

Author: By Gregory S. Krauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UFW Efforts Since '65 | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

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