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Cesario Estrada Chavez (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː v ɛ z /; Spanish:; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union.
[4] [page needed] Chávez was released by the Supreme Court of California on December 23, but the next day called a strike against six additional lettuce growers. [ 28 ] The bitter strike ended on March 26, 1971 when the Teamsters and UFW signed a new jurisdictional agreement reaffirming the UFW's right to organize field workers.
Cesar Chavez Day is on Sunday. Former President Barack Obama designated March 31 a commemorative holiday for the Mexican American union organizer in 2014. The day marks the anniversary of his birth.
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Cesar's Last Fast is a 2014 American documentary film co-directed and produced by Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee. [1] The film premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. [2] Before the premiere of the film at Sundance Film Festival, Pivot and Univision News acquired the TV rights ...
March 31 is César Chávez Day. Here are 4 organizations that serve the Hispanic, immigrant and/or farmworker communities and how you can get involved. How to commemorate — and where to get ...
Cesar Chavez (film) USNS Cesar Chavez; Cesar Chavez Convocation; Cesar Chavez Day; César E. Chávez National Monument; Cesar's Last Fast; Helen Fabela Chávez; Richard Chavez; Colegio Cesar Chavez; Colegio Cesar Chavez, 1973–1983 (book) Community Service Organization