He led a farm workers union that was able to negotiate better working conditions.
He fought for their righs
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Yes for agricultural workers.
The United Farm Workers was founded by Cesar Chavez in 1965 by combining the National Farm Workers Association and the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee.
Cesar Chavez's activism centered of the rights of immigrants and workers, especially farm laborers. He is credited with securing union representation for tens of thousands of agricultural workers in California and Florida.
Under United States Labor Law, the National Labor Relations Board has no jurisdiction over agricultural workers. This goes a long way to explain why so many agricultural workers have such poor lives in the United States. Largely as a result of Caesar Chavez' work, in 1975 California passed the Agrcultural Labor Relations Act. As a result, in the State of California, agricultural workers have rights that they do not have in other states.
Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association. Using non violent methods such as boycotts and marches, he was able to win wage hikes and better conditions for farm workers. The National Farm Workers Association merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers of America.
Chavez was the original founder of the United Farm Workers
United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez pauses during his 1,000 mile march though the agricultural valley of California on behalf of the UFW union, Aug. 14, 1975.
As our strike has grown, workers have matured and now know why and how to fight for their rights. As the strike has grown into a movement for justice by the lowest paid workers in America, friends of farm workers have begun to rally in support of LA CAUSA. Civil rights, church, student and union groups help with food and money. We believe that this is the beginning of a significant drive to achieve equal rights for agricultural workers. In order to enlist your full support and to explain our work to you, I would like to bring some of our pickets and meet with you. -Cesar Chavez, September 16, 1965 =========It led to boycotts of certain agricultural products========
Cesar Chavez starts the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in 1962.
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In 1960s, Latinos began to demand equal rights and respect. one such group was Mexican American farm workers. Cesar Chavez was the group's leader. In 1962, he helped establish the national farm workers association. In 1966, Chavez merged this group with a Filipino agricultural union. Together they formed the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee(UFWOC) California's grape growers refused to recognized the farm workers union. As a result, Chavez called for a nationwide boycott of grapes.
As our strike has grown, workers have matured and now know why and how to fight for their rights. As the strike has grown into a movement for justice by the lowest paid workers in America, friends of farm workers have begun to rally in support of LA CAUSA. Civil rights, church, student and union groups help with food and money. We believe that this is the beginning of a significant drive to achieve equal rights for agricultural workers. In order to enlist your full support and to explain our work to you, I would like to bring some of our pickets and meet with you. -Cesar Chavez, September 16, 1965 =========The oppressive conditions of farm workers in the United States=======