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Chicano-Indian American Cultural Center miscellaneous newsletters, 1977-1978

[drawing of head of lettuce]

LETTUCE MEANS POVERTY

$2,700  average yrly. income for a family of 4
800,000  children under 16 work in the fields
80%  children never reach high school
120%  higher maternal & child mortality rate
260%  higher tuberculosis & infections diseases
300%  higher accident rate on job
800  workers die from pesticide poisoning yrly.

FARM WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING TO BETTER THESE CONDITIONS

Last year after 7,000 workers struck the Salinas Valley lettuce fields, negotiations begin with the growers. Farm workers learned that the lettuce industry had been using the time to finance and introduce legislation to destroy the union.

Lettuce

The University of Iowa Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday supporting a boycott of non-union lettuce.
The measure was presented by the United Farm Workers Student Support Committee, and included a section urging all University food services to refrain from buying and serving the boycotted iceberg head lettuce.
The resolution also asks UI students to use available alternatives to lettuce, urges students to stop buying and eating lettuce, and gives permission to the UFW Student Support Committee to distribute lettuce boycott posters on campus.
Senate also approved the Student Support Committee letter-writing campaign to the University dining halls, urging that they stop serving the boycotted lettuce.

In support

The representative assembly of the UIEA (University of Iowa Employee Association) voted unanimously last night to support the United Farm Worker's (UFW) lettuce boycott.
The assembly also voted to ask the university's support of the boycott, by which the university would refuse to purchase head lettuce until the termination of the strike. Student senate has sent a similar plea to the University.
Action came after the representative assembly listened to three guest speakers Tuesday night from the Iowa City lettuce boycott.
Speakers were Helen Duffy and Antonio Zavala who head the Iowa City Boycott Committee and Rusty Barcelo, a member of the boycott.

WHEN YOU SEE LETTUCE
DON'T JUST THINK OF YOUR SALAD
THINK OF THE FARM WORKERS
BOYCOTT LETTUCE

ONLY WITH YOUR HELP, can they hope to change the intolerable conditions they live and work in....

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[drawing of head of lettuce] LETTUCE MEANS POVERTY $2,700 average yrly. income for a family of 4 800,000 children under 16 work in the fields 80% children never reach high school 120% higher maternal & child mortality rate 260% higher tuberculosis & infections diseases 300% higher accident rate on job 800 workers die from pesticide poisoning yrly. FARM WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING TO BETTER THESE CONDITIONS Last year after 7,000 workers struck the Salinas Valley lettuce fields, negotiations begin with the growers. Farm workers learned that the lettuce industry had been using the time to finance and introduce legislation to destroy the union. Lettuce The University of Iowa Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday supporting a boycott of non-union lettuce. The measure was presented by the United Farm Workers Student Support Committee, and included a section urging all University food services to refrain from buying and serving the boycotted iceberg head lettuce. The resolution also asks UI students to use available alternatives to lettuce, urges students to stop buying and eating lettuce, and gives permission to the UFW Student Support Committee to distribute lettuce boycott posters on campus. Senate also approved the Student Support Committee letter-writing campaign to the University dining halls, urging that they stop serving the boycotted lettuce. In support The representative assembly of the UIEA (University of Iowa Employee Association) voted unanimously last night to support the United Farm Worker's (UFW) lettuce boycott. The assembly also voted to ask the university's support of the boycott, by which the university would refuse to purchase head lettuce until the termination of the strike. Student senate has sent a similar plea to the University. Action came after the representative assembly listened to three guest speakers Tuesday night from the Iowa City lettuce boycott. Speakers were Helen Duffy and Antonio Zavala who head the Iowa City Boycott Committee and Rusty Barcelo, a member of the boycott. WHEN YOU SEE LETTUCE DON'T JUST THINK OF YOUR SALAD THINK OF THE FARM WORKERS BOYCOTT LETTUCE ONLY WITH YOUR HELP, can they hope to change the intolerable conditions they live and work in....