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...Ferrara argues that "most farmworkers' wages are far from substandard," and quotes wage figures of $8000, $12,000 and $15,000 per year. He claims the far lower wage figures usually cited are the result of (1) aggregating part-time workers and full-time workers, thus artificially lowering average earnings, and (2) failing to include earnings from piece rates which he claims are a substantial element of farmworker income. Neither of these assertions in remotely defensible...
...permanent residences Mr. Ferrara makes so much of, the Senate Subcommittee on Migratory Labor found in 1969 that 42 per cent of all farm housing was substandard, or three times higher than all other housing (including urban slums). The issue of concern in the UFW's requests for support, of course, is not home ownership or "migrancy" but the real circumstances of farmworker life...
...totals about 500,000. They may live in the same place for a season, but move through the year. Although I was unable to locate the 1963 California Housing Commission Report, references to it indicate that the main conclusion was that 80% of farm worker families lived in grossly substandard housing...
...truth is that most farmworkers' wages are far from substandard. Agricultural workers usually earn a base-pay hourly wage plus a piece rate for the amount of work they do. Payroll records on file with the California Department of Employment show that farmworkers were averaging from $4.50 to $ 5.50 an hour with piece rates before there was any farmworkers union...
...churches and other charitable groups, get good grades. But these accommodate only a small percentage of patients. Privately run homes, which care for the majority, are a different story. A few honest owners may feel forced by the difficult economics of operating a nursing home to provide substandard care; others see their operations simply as opportunities for financial exploitation of people who have nowhere else to turn. Because the pay is so low, many homes are inadequately staffed, largely with unqualified personnel. The privately run homes also generally try to maximize profits by minimizing expenditures for food, offering meals that...