In contrast, this study examines worker preferences.
Dissatisfied workers are more likely to increase turnover rates and reduce productivity.
We interviewed 211 crew workers at 19 job sites in an attempt to determine a preference for employment directly with a grower or through an FLC intermediary. These interviews took place in the northern San Joaquin Valley in a large variety of orchard, vineyard and vegetable operations in the summer of 1995. Most crew workers were interviewed while they worked, with consent from their supervisor or employer. Most of the workers doing crew work were Latino, and nearly all of the interviews were conducted in Spanish. Questions were open ended.