LABOR STRIKES AND THE PRICE OF LETTUCE

Colin Carter, Darrell L. Hueth, John W. Mamer and Andrew Schmitz

Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1981, vol. 06, issue 01, 14

Abstract: This paper examines the economic impact of the 1979 labor strike against lettuce producer-shippers in the Imperial Valley of California. The theory presented suggests that formidable problems are encountered by agricultural labor unions in obtaining higher wages for farm workers. During the 1979 strike, ironically the returns to many of the lettuce producers in the Imperial Valley increased substantially.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.32084

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