Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta primarily unionized agricultural workers, specifically farm laborers in the United States. They co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) in the 1960s, advocating for better wages, working conditions, and rights for migrant and seasonal workers, many of whom were Latino. Their efforts highlighted the struggles of these workers and aimed to improve their overall quality of life.
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they formed the farm workers association
They organized Mexican farm workers. :) Apex!
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta fought for farm workers to get equal rights equal working conditions.
Dolores Huerta's parents are Juan Huerta and Alicia Chavez. Her father was a miner and her mother was a homemaker, and they both influenced her commitment to social justice and activism. Dolores Huerta is a prominent labor leader and civil rights activist, co-founding the United Farm Workers union alongside Cesar Chavez.
Cesar Chavez's children's names are Fernando, Paul and Anthony Chavez; Linda Chavez Rodriguez, Sylvia Chavez Delgado, Eloise Chavez Carrillo, Anna Chavez Ybarra and Elizabeth Chavez Villarino.
she worked for the reformation of farm workers along side of Cesar Chavez
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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 lead the movement to unionize Hispanic farm works, initially in California, and became famous because of the grape boycott that was part of that effort.