Catholic Mass for UFW

KQED News report from September 21st 1970 featuring a Catholic Mass for farm workers in California's Salinas Valley, who are boycotting Bud Antle lettuce. Worshippers are seen marching into the Sacred Heart Church in San Francisco and listen to a sermon from Father Eugene Boyle, which draws parallels between Christian doctrine and the struggle for collective bargaining rights. Boyle concludes his speech by chanting ”Viva César Chávez!” Protesters are seen receiving mass and singing hymns. A representative of the United Farm Workers declares to reporters outside that within two weeks, individually wrapped lettuce heads bearing their union label will be available to buy on supermarket shelves. The TV Archive would like to thank the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Belva Davis for providing background detail for this clip.