United Farm Workers

Delano Grape Strike Launches UFW Movement, Challenges Agricultural Corporations

1965-09-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On September 8, 1965, Filipino American grape workers in the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee walked out on strike against Delano-area table and wine grape growers, protesting years of poverty wages and brutal working conditions, and asked Cesar Chavez’s National Farm Workers …

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Bracero Program Ends After 22 Years - Farm Wages Immediately Jump 40%

1964-12-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Bracero Program officially ends on December 31, 1964, after labor and civil rights reformers successfully pressure Congress to terminate the 22-year guest worker system. The program’s conclusion comes as mechanization increases in agriculture and mounting evidence exposes systematic …

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