The workers who worked the grape vines were treated badly by the growers. They were made to work long hours without breaks and little pay, no restrooms were provided for them, they were given shorten hoes and tools ( this meant they were bending over all day), and were around sprays without protection. They were treated like slaves by the growers. When talks broke down between the UFW and the growers the boycott was called.
Cesar Chavez
The grape boycott was one of the major boycotts he organized, but he also did others.
Cesar Chavez led the United Farm Workers in a strike, boycott, and secondary boycott against grape growers. This was known as the Delano Grape Strike.
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In 1970,they issued a boycott that convinced most table grape growers to sign contracts with the UFWOC.
Cesar Chavez had called it on behalf of the UFW (United Farmworkers Union) in order to receive better working environments for Mexican migrant workers in grape fields full of pesticides.
When farm workers initiated the Delano grape strike in 1965, to protest for higher wages, Chavez supported them. Six months later Chavez led a strike of California grape pickers. The United Farm Workers encouraged all Americans to boycott table grapes as a show of support. The strike lasted five years.
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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.
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The United Farm Workers (UFW), led by Cesar Chavez, launched a successful boycott against California grape growers in the late 1960s. The boycott aimed to improve working conditions and wages for farmworkers, gaining widespread support from consumers and activists. This movement ultimately contributed to significant labor contracts and improvements in the rights of agricultural workers.