Good on the UFW—Did I Really Just Say That?

Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:37 am by McGehee [War] [Our Times]

Having grown up in California and had conservative attitudes from a young age, it’s highly unlikely that I would ever praise a radically leftist and actively race-pimping organization like the United Farm Workers. But there it is: The United Farm Workers union has signed an agreement with a Mexican state to help recruit guest workers to labor on U.S. farms legally—and under union contract. “If this is something that’s going to be utilized more in the future, then we’ve got to get in on it,” UFW President Arturo Rodriguez said of the H-2A guest worker program. “We’re looking for enlightened employers who are willing to sit down and do this with us.” The agreement was signed in early April in the western state of Michoacan, which has a long history of migration to California and is governed by the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution. » UFW signs pact with Mexican state for guest workers on U.S. farms The “under union contract” part doesn’t even bother me so much, if it means the UFW can be held responsible for how cleanly the program runs. Yeah, not exactly a teeny-tiny “if"…

 

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