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The grape strike officially began in Delano in September 1965. In December, union representatives traveled from California to New York, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Detroit, and other large cities to encourage a boycott of grapes grown at ranches without UFW contracts.
The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States. It originated from the merger of two workers' rights organizations, the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) led by César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Gilbert Padilla and the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by organizer Larry Itliong.
Chavez launched a boycott of grapes and Red Coach Lettuce because their parent company, Bruce Church, had refused to sign a contract with the UFW. [378] Chavez launched a boycott of Lucky, a California supermarket chain. His strategy was to convince the supermarket that the UFW could damage its patronage among Latinos. [379]
Oct. 16, 1987: Chavez visited the state capital as part of a state tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of the UFW’s large-scale grape boycott and publicizing the adverse effects of ...
By 1970, 26 grape grower corporations signed contracts with United Farm Workers, resulting in better wages, working conditions, unemployment insurance, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
The march may have been the capstone, but it was the Delano grape boycott's success which brought the growers to the table. "The grape boycott scared the heck out of the farmers, all of us," said one major grower. [46] The march brought politicians and the Teamsters to the table. [4] [page needed] [30] [43] [44]
Dr. Paul García spoke about the birth of the UFW at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the United Farm Workers grape strike at Fresno City College on Aug. 19, 2023.
In fall 1968, he co-coordinated the national grape boycott from the United Farm Workers (UFW) headquarters in Delano, California. [2] Brown conducted a city-by-city analysis of the impact of the national grape boycott, based on U.S. Department of Agriculture weekly reports of table grape shipments to 41 North American cities. [3]