to prevent further deaths and illnesses from extreme heat and in 2016 the first law in the country providing farm workers in California with overtime pay after eight hours a day. They include the first state standards in the U.S. Many recent UFW-sponsored laws and regulations protect all farm workers in California, especially those at non-union ranches. The UFW has dozens of union contracts protecting thousands of farm workers, among them agreements with the some of the largest berry, winery, tomato, dairy and mushroom companies in California and the nation. The UFW continues organizing in major agricultural sectors, chiefly in California. It also shows how the farm workers movement helped set the stage for growing Latino cultural awareness and political power.Begun in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, and other early organizers, the United Farm Workers of America is the nation’s first enduring and largest farm workers union. With the help of quotes from documentary material only recently made available, it tells the story of the boycotts, marches, and strikes-including hunger strikes-used to force concessions for better conditions and pay.
The book shows how these migrant workers found a champion in Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union. It is a story of courage and determination, set against the backdrop of the 1960s, a time of assassinations, war protests, civil rights battles, and reform efforts for poor and minority citizens.Īmerican farm workers were men and women on labor’s last rung, living in desperate and inhumane conditions, poisoned by pesticides, and making a pittance for back-breaking work.
This book offers an illuminating story of how social and political change can sometimes result from the vision, leadership, and commitment of a few dedicated individuals determined not to fail.Ĭesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement chronicles the drive for a union of one of American society’s most exploited groups.
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