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#OtD 10 Feb 1979, striking lettuce grower Rufino Contreras was killed by a foreman in California. 4300 workers in the United Farm Workers union were on strike in Imperial Valley in a violent dispute.

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#OtD 10 Feb 1979, striking lettuce grower Rufino Contreras was killed by a foreman in California. 4300 workers in the United Farm Workers union were on strike in Imperial Valley in a violent dispute. Authorities declined to prosecute the murderer. https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8191/imperial-valley-lettuce-striker-killed
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