HomeMy WebLinkAbout76-132WHEREAS, ~his Board has viewed with considerable a~arm and
concern ~he tragic consequences of the preserit s~rike by ~he cannery
workers, and
WHEREAS, ~hi.s Board does not wish ~o camment as ~Co which af
-~he parties are to bl.ame in ~h:is Iabor disp~a.te, but rather are most
cancerned as ~o ~he ef~ec~ on the ~a~mers, the ~arm taorkers and the
cons~.iner, and
WHEREAS, ~he result of the s~rike to ~he farmer and ~he farm
wozkers is a severe economic hardship and th~ effec~ an the general
publ~.c wi.1~. be a shortage and hi,gher pr~ces for the commodities i~.
qv.estion, in addit~.on ~a a totally ~.rresponsible des~~uc~ion of
valuable, peri.shable ~ood c~aps, and
WHEREAS, the handling o~ ~eri.shab~.es is a unxc~ue kind a£
econo~nic ~activi~y a.n whzch the normal. I.abar-man.agemen.~ xela.~zon-
sh~.ps seem inadequate. -
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE- by ~his Board as follows:
J.. Tha-~ this ~oard respect~ul.].y reques~s tha~ the Governor
o~ this S~a~e exercise 1~adership ~owards bringing about af~ect~ve
l.egis~atian ~Co ha3.t ~his ~rag~c and economic Ioss ar~.d ~o xnsure
that i-t does not occur again.
2. That the original af this resolution be serit ~a the
Honorabl.e Edmund G. Brown, 3r., Govern.or of the~State of Cali~ornia,
and copzes s~nt to the Honorab~~ Rando].ph Co1li~er, S~a~e Senator,
~he Honorable Eugen~ Chappie, Assemblyman and the Hanorabl.e PauZinE
Davi~s, Assemblywoman, and to others as d~.rec~ed by ~his Soard.
RESOLUTI~N ~N OPPOSITION T0 THE~CANNERY WORKERS~STR~KE
PASSED .AND ADOPTED by ~he Butte County Baard of Supervisors
this 27~h day of July, 1976, by ~he folZawing vote:
AYES: Supervisors Ladd, Madigan, McKillop, Rzchter and Chairman Cameron
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
NQT VOT~NG : None
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WARD CAMER N, C airman o t e
Soard af Supervisors
ATTEST:
CI..ARK A. NELSON, Coun~y C~.erk and
~x-o~~ica.o Clerk of ~he Board
By . ~... . .