Provincial labour minister Bob McClelland (third from left) harangued by CFU members outside WCB headquarters on Aug. 12 after he dropped farmworkers from promised health and safety coverage. On the right are CFU founders Raj Choujhan and Sarwan Boal. Pacific Tribune Photo
"We have been duped in the most dishonest betrayal by the Socreds thus far. Political opportunism and backroom politicking is this government's idea of democracy. They have kept us busy participating in the consultative process with the farmers formulating regulations for agriculture within the Workers' Compensation Board while they have been deciding to sell us out. It is obvious the Socreds have put votes and financial support ahead of farmworkers' lives. Relying on the goodwill of farmers to provide a safe working environment has led to agriculture being the third most dangerous industry in Canada." - CFU president Raj Chouhan, March 10, 1983
"Every day when I come to work, I pass through the square where we confronted McClelland on his secret deal to sell out the farmworkers. I always think of that." - Sarwan Boal, WCB Appeals Commissioner, 1995