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Migrant Worker at Wautoma Rally

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Close-up portrait of a migrant farm worker listening to speeches at an Oberos Unidos (United Workers) pre-march rally at Waushara Courthouse. The march was led by Jesus Salas to express the demands of migrant farm workers to provide them with $1.25 minimum wage, insurance benefits, a meeting with the governor's committee, and public sanitation facilities in Wautoma.Strikes, rallies and marches in Wisconsin were organized by the Obreros Unidos, an independent farm worker labor union effort in the 1960s.Trabajador emigrante en la manifestación en WautomaRetrato de cerca de un trabajador agrícola emigrante mientras escucha los discursos antes de la marcha de Obreros Unidos en el tribunal o Waushara Courthouse. La marcha fue dirigida por Jesús Salas para expresar las demandas de los trabajadores agrícolas emigrantes, incluyendo un sueldo mínimo de $1.25 por hora, beneficios de aseguranza, una junta con el comité del gobernador, e instalaciones sanitarias públicas para los trabajadores en Wautoma. Las huelgas, manifestaciones, y marchas en Wisconsin fueron organizadas por Obreros Unidos, un esfuerzo independiente del sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas durante los años 1960.

Date Created:
1966
Creator:
Giffey, David

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Giffey, David
Date Created
1966

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COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W014525
Legacy ID
WHi 92695

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