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WHEREAS, this Board has been made aware of ~he
provisions of United S~ates Senate Bill 2203 wha.ch i.s
entitled, "The Consumer-Agricultural Food Protecti.on Act
of I970;
WHEREAS, this legis].ation was introduced to solve a
dileinma over labbr problems whi.ch has faced American agri-
cultuxe for many years and has created hardship among
farmers and among farm ~orkers, as well as others connected
with the production, distribution and marketing of America's
faod supply; and further, t~.is dilemma has also worked ~rith
ill effect on the public at large through work stoppages,
crop losses, job losses and illegal boycott campaigns, and
such boycott attempts have endangered the freedom of choice
for consumers in free, unobstructed markets.
WHEREAS, this legislation is designed to resolve the
problem Qf insuring ~'arm workers the right to bargain col-
lectively, to protect their jobs, and to organize into unions
through orderly methods, including the secret ballot provision,
to protect our farmers against harassment and coercive methods
such as many have experienced in recent years~
WHEREAS, this legislation wi11 also protect the flow
of food from the farm to the marketplace, safeguarding to the
consv.mers freedom of choice in the marketplace, and freeing
the consumer from the disruptive tactics of boycotters and
others who would restrict his choice and needlessly increase
the eost of his ~oodo
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RESOLUTION TN SITPPORT OF
UNITED ST TES S ATE BI 203
(TH~ CONSUMER-AGRICULTiJRAL FOOD PROTECTION ACT OF ~.970)
WHEREAS, this Board strongly supports the provisions
of United State Senate Bill 2203;
NOW, 'I'HER~FO~E, BE IT RESOLVED by this Board of
Supervisors;
1, '~hat this Board strongly endorses and supports
United 5tates Senate Bill 2203 and respectfully recommends
its passage by the Congress of the Uni,ted 5ta~eso
2. That copies of this resolution be sen~ ~o the
Honorable George Murphy, United States Senator, the
Honorable Allan Cranston, United States Senator, the
Honorable H, T, Johnson, United States Regresentative and
to such other parties as this Board directso
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Butte, State of Californza, this 7~h day
of ~prj,l~ , 1970, by the following vote:
AYES: SUPERVISORS HOWSDLN~ IvIAXON~ lyIC KTLLOP~ REYNOLDS:
CHATRMAAT DUNAWAY
NOES: None
ABSENT: Nor~e ' ~
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0. E. D AWAY, airman
Board of Supervisors
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ATTEST:
CLARK A. NELSON, County C~erk
and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
BY ~_~' ~ ~ ~ ~,,.` , ~P~9 .