Mr. Speaker. I have long supported the migrant agricultural worker in his attempts to realize the guaranties already extended to other members of the labor force. I have introduced legislation to extend the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act to agriculture. to extend the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to agriculture. to amend the Internal Revenue Code in such as way to encourage the construction of housing facilities for agricultural workers and to establish a National Advisory Council on Migratory Labor. While this legislation awaits House action. the injustices it seeks to correct continue. Many. however. want to help. Many want to rectify the situation. The Roger Baldwin Foundation of the American Civil Liberties Union has undertaken a legal attack on "the forces that operate directly or indirectly to deprive migrant farmworkers of their civil liberties." Mr. Martin Garbus. directorcounsel of the Roger Baldwin Foundation. discusses the role of the American Civil Liberties Union in this fight in a recent issue of Civil Liberties. Mr. Garbus states that the issue goes beyond labor rights. and points out thatUntil migrant farm workers have strength to stand independent of the local power structure. they will not be able to assert their rights. He also states thatThe purpose of the organizing effort is not only to increase the living wages of union members but to instill in them a social consciousness and a self respect to fight for their liberties. Mr. Speaker. I urge each Member of Congress to read Mr. Garbus article. "Migrant Labor Fights for Freedom." in order that they may appreciate the complexity of the problem and the urgency of the need. and I insert the article in the RECORD at this point: [From Civil Liberties. MarchApril 1968]
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