Over four decades ago, Watsonville made national headlines when rank-and-file workers at Watsonville Canning, who had been on strike for eighteen months, triumphantly returned to work on their own terms. Strike leader Cuca Lomeli stated, “Perhaps up ahead, we can change the future in Watsonville.” This vision of Watsonville as a place that actually serves the people and reflects the interests of the working-class, Latino majority of this city i…
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