TY - JOUR AU - Martin, Philip L. AU - Abele, J. R. TI - Unions: their effect on California farm wages JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1990/11/01 VL - 44 IS - 6 SP - 28 EP - 30 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v044n06p28 AB - Six unions today cover 12,400 farmworker jobs on 258 California farms, a sharp decrease from the numbers of the early 1980s. Though they are the workers' certified bargaining representatives on 725 farms, unions are finding it harder to turn their election victories into contracts that will raise member wages.