California Farm Workers Films

Uno Veintecinco

1962, 15 min., black/white, DVD

Uno Veintecinco documents the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) strike to get lettuce pickers in California $1.25/hour.

The film interviews organizers and workers and reviews the 20th century history of labor organizing in California's fields. It contains footage of farm workers leaving the fields to join the strikers.

Topics: immigration, agricultural labor, farm worker organizing, agribusiness, 1950s, 1960s.

Other California Farm Workers films:

© Paul Richards
"Imperial Valley Lettuce Strike 1961" from Uno Veintecinco

Photographs

Richards began still photography work in earnest during his trips to rural California in support of union organizing efforts among farm workers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He continued taking still photos throughout his four film projects from 1959-1966. His still photography is available in photo galleries available on the Photography page.

Dolores Huerta California farm worker and daughters
Click for slideshow of
Farm Workers on strike 1962 - 66
Click for slideshow of
Portraits of Life and Work
in California Fields 1958
 
All photos © Paul Richards

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