 Despite these concerns, Fred Ross urged the union to take on the issue, and after much debate, the UFW's executive board voted to involve itself in the 'vote yes' campaign on Proposition 14.Growers responded with a well-funded multi-media campaign across television, radio, and print that emphasized the claim that the measure would give unions the right to trespass on private property.When it went to the electorate in November 1976, Proposition 14 was defeated by a measure of two-to-one.