Strike

1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike

9 Sep 1985 – 11 Mar 1987 · 36.92° N, 121.76° W

Open on the map

What the records say

When
9 Sep 1985 – 11 Mar 1987
Kind
Strike
Coordinates
36.92° N, 121.76° W
Description
California labor action

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike

California labor action

The 1985–1987 Watsonville Cannery strike was a labor strike that involved over 1,000 workers at two food processing facilities in Watsonville, California, United States. The facilities were owned by Watsonville Canning and Richard A. Shaw Inc., two of the largest frozen food processors in the United States, while the workers were all union members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 912.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

The source

Nearby in time and place