Farm workers mourn Mo Jourdane, who got California to ban el cortito, the crippling short-handled hoe
September 06, 2026
September 06, 2026
KEENE, California, Sept. 6 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release:
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Farm workers mourn Mo Jourdane, who got California to ban el cortito, the crippling short-handled hoe
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Mo Jourdane spent his life overcoming multiple tragedies by finding new purpose in changing the lives of underrepresented people and in devotion to family. Shortly before his passing, his son Jonathan asked him what in his life . . .
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Farm workers mourn Mo Jourdane, who got California to ban el cortito, the crippling short-handled hoe
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Mo Jourdane spent his life overcoming multiple tragedies by finding new purpose in changing the lives of underrepresented people and in devotion to family. Shortly before his passing, his son Jonathan asked him what in his life . . .