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jan 1, 2010 - "Take Our Jobs" campaign (2010)

Description:

- National call to join immigrant workers in CA fields
- Benefits included immediate job & pay, temporary housing, and guaranteed farming position
- 8% unemployment = "labor crisis"
- UFW publicized on national TV
- Out of the thousands unemployed, only 16 people showed up

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Date:

jan 1, 2010
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~ 16 years ago