Report, 1 page

Evaluation of the July 26 rally on the Commons

[Late July 1986]Date inferred

The committee's honest assessment of its rally. What went well: the speakers, militant tone, music, press coverage, and fundraising. What to improve: organization, an open microphone, literature distribution, a media spokesperson, and the poor response from politicians.

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Cargill Strikers Support Committee. “Evaluation of the July 26 rally on the Commons.” [Late July 1986]. Tompkins-Cortland Labor Coalition records, collection 6185, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library. Digital copy, Labor Archive, adolfhoromero.com, item tclc-0052, https://adolfhoromero.com/archive/tclc/items/tclc-0052/.

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Identifier: tclc-0052
Created by: Cargill Strikers Support Committee
Date: [Late July 1986] (inferred)
Type: Report
Pages: 1
Place: Lansing, New York; Ithaca, New York
Language: English
Original: Tompkins-Cortland Labor Coalition records, collection 6185, Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
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Cargill Strikers Support Committee agenda, July [1986] (July [1986])
“Support the Cargill Workers” rally flyer, July 26 (July 26, [1986])
City of Ithaca agreement and Commons permit for a Cargill support rally (Issued May 13, 1986 (rally May 17))
Cargill Strikers Solidarity Committee agenda, August 25 [1986] (August 25, [1986])

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representing over 7,000 workers

United Autoworkers #2300 « Intemational Association of Machinists #1607 « Ithaca Teachers Association
Service Employees #200 « Ironworkers #60 » United University Professions + Bricklayers and Masons #17
Civil Service Employees Association #855 * Cornell University Security Employees Union + Laborers #589
Ithaca Police Benevolent Association » Carpenters #603 » Plumbers and Pipefitters #109 » Painters #178
International Typographers Union « Electricians #961 « Ithaca City School District Employees » Teamsters #65
Electricians #241 « Trumansburg Teachers Association » United Autoworkers #1326 * TC3 Faculty Association
Civil Service Employees Association #605 Musicians #132 « Civil Service Employees Association #812

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CARGILL STRIKERS SUPPORT COMMITTEE
Evaluation of July 26 rally on the Commons.

Carl as tc.

speakers were good

good variety of speakers
few politicians as speakers
militant tone

good press coverage

good music;

good fundraising

Leon's talk

to be improved

weather
not well organized
confusion about speakers at last minute

open microphone

literature wasn't being passed out during rally

Laurel West's last name wasn't announced (she collected donations)
no assigned media spokesperson

confusion about who was paying for the sound systen,

poor response from politicians

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