The United Farmworkers Union
Published on Nov 27, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CONDITIONS
- They had low pay and worked long hours
- No rights to join unions
- Unsafe working conditions
- No support from the law
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Actions
-Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta formed the United Farmworkers
-they went on grape boycott
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Obstacles
-No protection from pesticides and accessibility to freshwater and toilets in the fields
-threat of Braceros to break the strike
-farmers
-bikers and toughs intimidated them
Photo by Peter Ras
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Gained national attention and Robert kennedy supported Chavez in the last parts of the hunger strike
- Agricultural labor relations Act of 1975 made it so growers had to work with farmers
- Made unions that would help them with their struggles with rights
Photo by Armando Maynez
