"Farmworkers Reap Little as Union Strays From Its Roots," 8 Jan. 06: <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ufw8jan08,1,7202033.story? coll=la-center-rosebowl>
"Linked Charities Bank on the Chavez Name," 9 Jan. 06: <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- nonprofits9jan09,1,3592043.story?coll=la-center-rosebowl>
"Decisions of Long Ago Shape the Union Today," 10 Jan. 06: <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- history10jan10,1,2415699.story?coll=la-center-rosebowl>
"Former Chavez Ally Took His Own Path," 11 Jan. 06: <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- medina11jan11,1,2847918.story?coll=la-home-world>
"Real Estate Deals Pay Off for Insiders," 9 Jan. 06: <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- estancia9jan09,1,3398761.story?coll=la-home-world>
I had heard of various problems of the UFW, but it's a lot worse than I imagined. "Decisions of Long Ago Shape the Union Today" is the most depressing -- I didn't know that Cesar Chavez' anticommunism purged so many organizers.
See, also, Marc Cooper, "Sour Grapes," 12-18 August 2005: <http://www.laweekly.com/ink/printme.php?eid=66777>;
and
"Inside the UFW," The Bakersfield Californian, a series of articles run on 8-11 May 2004: <http://www.bakersfield.com/special/ufw/e/>.
Yoshie Furuhashi <http://montages.blogspot.com> <http://monthlyreview.org> <http://mrzine.org>