Microchips and Macroharvests: Labor-Management Relations in Agriculture
Author(s)
Thomas, Robert J.
Abstract
Since the 1960s the United Farm Workers have called several strikes and consumer boycotts to bring attention to the poor working conditions faced by agricultural workers in the U.S. Southwest. During the same period, adoption of mechanical options has been rapid in some cases and been slow in others. This unevenness is related to the struggle between employers and unions for control over agricultural labor markets and working condition as well as to the changing structure of the industry in the Southwest.
