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- In this installment of "Western Michigan at work," Dr. Willis Dunbar profiles the Benton Harbor Fruit Market, "the largest open-air, cash-to-grower market in the world." Dunbar describes in detail the way fruit and vegetable growers come from western Michigan farms to sell their wares to buyers from 31 states, including buyers from A&P. He explains that growers made over nine million dollars last year by selling a variety of produce including squash, tomatoes, celery, peaches, cherries, and apples. Dunbar also discuss the market's labor exchange, where laborer register for work and growers use the registry to hire as many workers as needed for the season.
- Date Issued:
- 1947-09-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Author and independent scholar Frank Bardacke delivers a talk entitled, "Trampling Out the Vintage: The Rise and Fall of the United Farm Workers." Bardacke explains the basis of farm worker power including timing work stoppages to harvests and the unique skill set which farm workers possess. Bardacke also talks about the structure of the union, its organizing model, the leadership of Cesar Chavez, and the significant challenges faced in holding a bilingual, multicultural, and international movement together. Bardacke answers questions from the audience. Bardacke is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and co-sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Studies Program and the Julian Samora Research Institute. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Jerry Garcia, Vice President of Educational Programs at Sea Mar in Seattle, Washington delivers a talk entitled, "A bigger bite of the apple: social movements, immigrants, and labor in Washington State." Garcia discusses the history and consequences of farm labor movements in the state of Washington, focusing specifically on the United Farm Workers organization, and explains the role immigration has on the mobilization of current farm labor movements. Garcia answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by professor John P. Beck from the Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Singer-songwriters Andy Cohen and Noah Shull deliver a talk and performance entitled, "Songs that Work: Music from the Workplace to the Workhouse." Cohen describes the world of street performers and tells stories of music and working people in the Asheville area of North Carolina. Shull talks about prison plantations and work farms in the south, the emergence of the Blues as a musical genre and the difference between Delta Blues and Piedmont Blues. The talk is interspersed with musical selections. The session is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Libraries' as part of its Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1987-08-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- African Journal of Political Economy
- Description:
- Singer-songwriters Andy Cohen and Noah Shull deliver a talk and performance entitled, "Songs that Work: Music from the Workplace to the Workhouse." Cohen describes the world of street performers and tells stories of music and working people in the Asheville area of North Carolina. Shull talks about prison plantations and work farms in the south, the emergence of the Blues as a musical genre and the difference between Delta Blues and Piedmont Blues. The talk is interspersed with musical selections. The session is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Libraries' as part of its Colloquia Series. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Divided into vertical stripes - red right, white center and green left. Text in black. Black union eagle in center.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)
- Description:
- Illustrated with UFW Thunderbird Symbol. Black font and orange background.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)
- Description:
- Boycott non-UFW grapes; union bug; black background with white text and red center with union eagle in black
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)
- Description:
- Red with white circle & black union eagle in center. Top text is white and bottom text is black
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Midwest Chicano Latino Activism Collection (MICHILAC)