I am curious about the movie coming out tomorrow. I was Cesar's first attorney back in 1965, fighting off the injunctions that Di Giorgio and Schenley got in friendly Tulare County courts during the grape strike. I also had quite a few criminal cases related to picket line activity. I have a feeling that my contribution to La Huelga will not be portrayed. At the time I was in a small office in San Francisco that mostly represented Teamsters. The Teamsters were trying to get what was then called the National Farmworkers' Organizing Committee to break away from the AFL/CIO and affiliate with them. So the Teamsters asked me to go down to Delano. A lawyer who was representing a rival labor union asked me to come to work for him. I did, bringing Cesar's union with me and the two unions merged. That was in 1966, and our office grew from 2 lawyers to over 40 today.
Quote from: CBStew on March 27, 2014, 08:38:48 PM
I am curious about the movie coming out tomorrow. I was Cesar's first attorney back in 1965, fighting off the injunctions that Di Giorgio and Schenley got in friendly Tulare County courts during the grape strike. I also had quite a few criminal cases related to picket line activity. I have a feeling that my contribution to La Huelga will not be portrayed. At the time I was in a small office in San Francisco that mostly represented Teamsters. The Teamsters were trying to get what was then called the National Farmworkers' Organizing Committee to break away from the AFL/CIO and affiliate with them. So the Teamsters asked me to go down to Delano. A lawyer who was representing a rival labor union asked me to come to work for him. I did, bringing Cesar's union with me and the two unions merged. That was in 1966, and our office grew from 2 lawyers to over 40 today.
This is amazing.
The only site indeed.
Quote from: flannj on March 27, 2014, 09:33:07 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 27, 2014, 08:38:48 PM
I am curious about the movie coming out tomorrow. I was Cesar's first attorney back in 1965, fighting off the injunctions that Di Giorgio and Schenley got in friendly Tulare County courts during the grape strike. I also had quite a few criminal cases related to picket line activity. I have a feeling that my contribution to La Huelga will not be portrayed. At the time I was in a small office in San Francisco that mostly represented Teamsters. The Teamsters were trying to get what was then called the National Farmworkers' Organizing Committee to break away from the AFL/CIO and affiliate with them. So the Teamsters asked me to go down to Delano. A lawyer who was representing a rival labor union asked me to come to work for him. I did, bringing Cesar's union with me and the two unions merged. That was in 1966, and our office grew from 2 lawyers to over 40 today.
This is amazing.
The only site indeed.
Damn, that's awesome. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on the movie, Stew.