Cover Image

Valley of tears /

Show other versions (1)

This film documents the 1979 "Onion Strike" that occurred in Texas when the onion pickers protested their low wages and poor working conditions. The farmers refused the worker's demands, eventually deciding to either sell their property or purchase automated picking equipment. This wa...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Seventh Art Releasing (Firm), Cinema Guild, Perry Films
Other Authors: Perry, Hart, Sandoval, David, Lowe, Richard G., 1942-, Yates, Pamela, Gonzâalez, Juan, 1947-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2005.
Subjects:
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers > Texas > Raymondville.
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers > Labor unions > Texas.
Children of migrant laborers > Texas > Raymondville.
Raymondville (Tex.) > Ethnic relations.
Onion industry > Texas.
Agricultural laborers.
Power (Social sciences)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:This film documents the 1979 "Onion Strike" that occurred in Texas when the onion pickers protested their low wages and poor working conditions. The farmers refused the worker's demands, eventually deciding to either sell their property or purchase automated picking equipment. This was a devastating decision for the workers, farmers, and community.
Item Description:Originally released in 2003.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Editor, Richard Lowe; sound, Pamela Yates; music, Phil Marsh; writer, Juan Gonzalez; cinematographer, Hart Perry.
ISBN:0781511895
9780781511896