DorotheaLange, 2 months ago to california

Pea field during harvest on Sinclair Ranch, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. Cars between the fields belong to field bosses, weighers, packers, and pickers, of whom there were 500 in the field on the day this photograph was made

#SinclairRanch #Calipatria #ImperialValley #California

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017771746/

DorotheaLange, 4 months ago to Texas

Eight related persons just arriving in this roadster from #Texas. In search of employment as pea pickers. On #U.S. 80. #ImperialValley, #California

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017771576/

DorotheaLange, 4 months ago to california

#Straw boss of pea packers in the field near #Calipatria, #ImperialValley, #California

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017771720/

MikeDunnAuthor, 8 months ago to Philippines

Today in Labor History September 14, 1930: More than 100 Mexican and Filipino farmworkers were arrested for union activities in the Imperial Valley, California.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #union #FarmWorkers #mexican #filipino #ImperialValley #california #police #immigration #racism

jackhutton, 9 months ago to random

The worst of the storm is expected to hit California’s most vulnerable eastern desert communities around 2 a.m., said Brian Ferguson, spokesman for California's office of Emergency Services. Some of those areas are east of San Diego and Los Angeles, including ones in the Coachella Valley, Imperial Valley and near Death Valley. by oumya KarlamanglaReporting from San Francisco @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/20/us/hurricane-hilary-california-mexico/f2e34a9f-850a-527d-80cf-cb40782c6aef?smid=url-share #hilary #hurricane #southerncalifornia #deathvalley #imperialvalley #coachella

SarahOestreich, 9 months ago to california

On Tuesday, the only #abortion clinic in #California’s #ImperialValley burned down. The #PlannedParenthood served that part of Southern California, as well as some residents of #Arizona who are trying to escape the state’s 15-week ban. It is also an already underserved area, with the second poorest population and one of the highest rates of teen #pregnancy in California. This is devastating. https://jezebel.com/abortion-clinic-near-california-arizona-border-burns-do-1850749037

DorotheaLange, 10 months ago to random

#NearMeloland, #ImperialValley. Large scale agriculture. Gang labor, #Mexican and white, from the #Southwest. Pull, clean, tie and crate carrots for the eastern market for eleven cents per crate of forty-eight bunches. Many can make barely one dollar a day. Heavy oversupply of labor and competition for jobs is keen

https//www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017771560/

MikeDunnAuthor, 1 year ago to Philippines

Today in Labor History April 14, 1930: Over 100 Mexican and Filipino farm workers were arrested for union activities in Imperial Valley, CA. 8 were convicted of “criminal syndicalism.”

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #ImperialValley #mexican #filipino #union #FarmWorkers #immigrant