Therefore. when I came to Congress. one of my earliest interests was in Federal legislation to protect farmworkers. and it remains so today. I joined with Senator HARRISON WILLIAMS- and others in sponsoring and. obtaining the enactment of the Federal statutes that have at least begun to make the promise of hope for farmworker justice. As a result of these statutes. we do have some minimal help for farmworkers in the way of crew leader registration. but more important than that there is a substantial amount of money in the Office of Economic Opportunity to pay for programs especially designed for migrants. there are others as wellhealth and educational programs. and through extension of some OEO activities. even a little legal help. But one of the basic problems of farmwbrkers has always been that they have never had a body of law under which to organize. The National Labor Relations Act does not extend to agricultural workers. so anyone who attempts to organize these workers does so in a legal vacuum.
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