Mexican-American migrant farm worker & founder of the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee in 1963. He helped exploited Chicano workers with his successful "boycott grapes" movement that led to better pay, limits on the use of toxic fertilizers, and recognition of farm workers' collective bargaining right.
The National Farm Workers Association worked for the rights of migrant farm workers. The organization became the United Farm Workers of America in 1962.
Chavez was the original founder of the United Farm Workers
The current anti-immigration movements in the United States have had a negative impact on the Hispanic migrant workers as well as on the U.S. citizens of Hispanic descent.
The United Farm Workers (UFW) played a crucial role in the Chicano civil rights movement by advocating for the rights and better working conditions of farm laborers, many of whom were Mexican Americans. Founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s, the UFW organized strikes, boycotts, and political campaigns to empower farm workers and raise awareness of their struggles. Their efforts not only improved labor conditions but also highlighted broader issues of social justice and equality within the Chicano community, linking agricultural rights to the larger fight for civil rights.
to improve working conditions for migrant farm laborers
chavez and the UFW wanted to pressure growers to improve working conditions.
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They worked long hours in dangerous conditions with no benefits.
Cesar Chavez was a founder of the United Farm Workers. He worked hard to get better pay and living conditions for many migrant workers. He organized a campaign for people to stop eating grapes to help get growers to pay better wages.
More than 13 million migrant workers are in the United States. These are people who travel from state to state, following the crops of the agricultural industry. 88 percent or more of these workers are male, 55 percent of those being married men. More than 65 percent are illegally in the country, and more than 93 percent of these workers are foreign born.
They worked long hours in dangerous conditions with no benefits.