The new agreement did not last long. On November 7, just 41 days later, the Teamsters union said it would not repudiate the contracts it had signed.Shabecoff, Philip. "Teamsters Shift Stand on Coast." New York Times. November 8, 1973. But the UFW now had too few resources and membership to do much about it.Bernstein, Harry. "Teamsters, Chavez Peace Precarious." Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1973. The UFW deployed its best strategic weapon, the boycott, and kept up the push for a national boycott of grapes, wine and lettuce.Bernstein, Harry. "Chavez Calls for Wine, Grape, Lettuce Boycott." Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1973; "Grape and Lettuce Boycott to Widen." New York Times. November 10, 1973. The Teamsters reiterated their pledge to uphold their contracts in November.Bernstein, Harry. "Teamsters Pledge to Honor Farm Pacts." Los Angeles Times. November 16, 1973; Bernstein, Harry. "Teamsters Broke Chavez Peace Promise-Meany." Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1973; "Meany Says Teamsters Renege On a Farm Labor Peace Accord." New York Times. November 17, 1973; Steiger, Paul and Bernstein, Harry. "Fitzsimmons Reverses Position." Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1973.
