United farm workers

United Farm Workers. Grape boycott. Farm Workers Unite!

Name: Dolores Huerta Dates: (1930-present) Why she rocks: She is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America (alongside Cesar Chavez), and fought for the rights of farm workers across...

A rich digital archive documenting the UFW Farmworkers’ Movement in Central California from 1962 to 1993 has been acquired by the University of California, San Diego Library. The archive, which was developed by LeRoy Chatfield, includes a wide variety of information on the activities, accomplishments, challenges, and work of Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers who participated in the farmworker movement.

This 1960s poster promotes the United Farm Workers, an organization founded primarily by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta to improve the deplorable wages and working conditions that many migrant farm workers experienced in California fields.

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Dolores Huerta holds a sign that says “Strike” in Spanish, at the beginning of the Delano, California grape strike in 1965. The strike and subsequent boycott brought the farmworker movement to national prominence. Photo credit: Harvey Richards Media Archive

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Farm workers play a crucial role in feeding the nation and ensuring the viability of commodities, yet they have suffered extremely poor working conditions for many years. Explore the early days of the United Farmworkers under the guidance of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. See the conditions that led to the organization of a farm labor union and the initial challenges to its work.

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