FIELDS IN YUMA, FARM WORKERS RALLY WITH WAVING RED BANNERS, CHAYEZ WHEELED OUT OF HOUSE ONSTRETCHER, PUT INTO AMBULANCE, AMBULANCE DRIVES OFF, CANELOPES BEING HARVESTED LAST YEAR.




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Background: CAESAR CHAYEZ, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED FARM WORKERS, CONTINUED HIS FAST EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. CHAYEZ HAS BEEN FASTING FOR 20 DAYS AS PART OF A STRIKE AGAINST CANTELOPE GROWERS IN ARIZONA. LAST YEAR DURING A SIMILAR STRIKE THE GROWERS USED LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HARVEST THE CROP AND THEY MAY TRY AGAIN THIS YEAR.