What the records say
- When
- 1930
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 39.83° N, 98.58° W
- Description
- 1930 labor strike by farmworkers in California's Imperial Valley
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Imperial Valley lettuce strike of 1930
1930 labor strike by farmworkers in California's Imperial Valley
The Imperial Valley lettuce strike of 1930 was a strike by agricultural workers against lettuce growers in California's Imperial Valley. Beginning on January 1, 1930, Mexican and Filipino lettuce pickers in Brawley walked off their jobs in a spontaneous protest against declining wages and poor working conditions.
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