Finding the Main Idea by

Excerpt #1-Team A

lakinsey — 2024-12-02 17:43:22 UTC

“At companies where farmworkers are protected

by union contracts, we have made progress in

overcoming child labor, in overcoming miserable

wages and working conditions, in overcoming

sexual harassment of women workers, in

overcoming discrimination in employment, in

overcoming dangerous pesticides …”

lakinsey — 2024-12-02 17:44:27 UTC

“That is why we are asking Americans, once

again, to join the farmworkers by boycotting

California grapes. The newest Harris Poll

revealed that 17 million Americans boycotted

grapes.”

lakinsey — 2024-12-02 17:44:56 UTC

“Hispanics began running for public office in

greater numbers … (and) our people started

asserting their rights on a broad range of issues

and in many communities across this land.”

lakinsey — 2024-12-02 17:46:09 UTC

“The very fact of our existence forces an entire

industry … to spend millions of dollars year after

year on increased wages, on improved working

conditions, and on benefits for workers.”