Cesar Chavez , a Tribute

The spirit of Cesar Chavez lives on in the struggle for union rights and justice in the fields of California. Along with Dolores Huerta, Philip Vera Cruz, and others, César created the United Farm Workers (UFW) the first successful union of farm workers in U.S. history. There had been more than ten prior attempts to build a farm workers union.

The United Cannery and Packinghouse Workers (UCAPAWA) organized in the 1930’s, the National Farm Workers Union (NFW) led by Ernesto Galarza tried to organize Farm workers in the 40’s and 50’s. In 1959, the AFL-CIO tried to organize again with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC). AWOC had several weaknesses, including a top down leadership selected by AFL-CIO leaders, not by farm workers, and a strategy of working cooperatively with labor contractors. AWOC continued the prior efforts of Ernesto Galarza and the NFW in struggling against “braceros” or guest workers, contract workers imported from Mexico, from breaking strikes. A renewed “guest worker” bill is presently before Congress.”*

*From: http://www.californiaprogressreport.com
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