Migratory Labor


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Migratory Labor


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Considers (86) S. 1085, (86) S. 1778, (86) S. 2141, (86) S. 2498.




Migratory Labor: Washington, D.C., Homestead and Clewiston, Fla., Fresno and Sacramento, Calif., May 12, 16, 18, July 8, 11, 1960. 1961. pages vii, 763-1853


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Part 1: Considers. S. 1085, to establish minimum wages for migrant workers. S. 1778 and S. 2498, to register and regulate migrant labor contractors engaged in interstate commerce. S. 2141, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal child labor law exemptions for agricultural labor. September 28 hearing was held in Lansing, Mich.; September 30 hearing was held in Madison, Wis.; October 1 hearing was held in St. Paul, Minn.; November 30 hearing was held in Trenton, N.J.; Dec. 7 hearing was held in NYC; and December 8 hearing was held in Philadelphia, Pa.; part 2: May 16 hearing was held in Homestead, Fla.; May 18 hearing was held in Clewiston, Fla.; July 8 hearing was held in Fresno, Calif.; and July 11 hearing was held in Sacramento, Calif.




Hearings


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Hearings


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American Exodus


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Gregory reaches into the migrants' lives to reveal both their economic trials and their impact on California's culture and society. He traces the development of an 'Okie subculture' which is now an essential element of California's cultural landscape.







Migratory Labor


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