Word: labors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seemed only natural that Adam R. Kovacevich '99 would defend his family's labor practices in light of the United Farm Workers' longstanding boycott of the fruit because of allegations of mistreatment of grape workers. Like-wise, Sergio J. Campos '00, a leader of RAZA, a Mexican-American/Latino student group, said by virtue of his Hispanic heritage, it should come as no surprise that he organized a candlelight vigil in honor of the laborers, who are often migrant Mexicans and Mexican-Americans...
...Politics was definitely part of their identity but their politics were different from the labor politics of our opposition," Kovacevich said...
...goes a lot farther than just [ethnic] identity," said Campos, explaining that RAZA--which immediately mobilized to uphold Harvard's ban on grapes--worked with the Progressive Student Labor Move- ment, UNITE! and Education 4 Action during thedebate...
Students activist leaders have also had very limited success sparking campus interest in issues such as sweatshop labor and poor working conditions...
Many student groups, including RAZA, UNITE and the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) opposed the Coalition...