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Annual rally marks farm workers' pay struggle.(News)
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TRADE unionists will this weekend take part in an annual march in tribute to a Warwickshire figure who fought for workers' rights.
Members of the rural, agricultural and allied workers' section of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) will pay respects ...
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STATE LEGISLATURE APPROVES SHANTYTOWNS FOR FARM WORKERS.(Editorial)
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Farm workers still face challenges 30 years later.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)
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Healthy farm workers benefit community.
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