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  2. Delano grape strike - Wikipedia

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    Delano grape strike César Chávez shakes hands with John Giumarra Jr. after signing an agreement to end the strike Date September 7, 1965 – July 29, 1970 (1965-09-07 – 1970-07-29) Location Delano, California Goals Increased wages and working conditions Methods Strikes, boycotting, demonstrations Resulted in Collective bargaining agreement Parties 1965–1966 Agricultural Workers ...

  3. Dolores Huerta - Wikipedia

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    Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, is a co-founder of the United Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers (UFW). [2]

  4. United Farm Workers - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Larry Itliong, Filipino American leader in the labor movement ...

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    With the help of Chávez and fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta, Mexican farmworkers joined the strike, forming a united front and leading to a massive boycott that did not officially end until 1970.

  6. Chávez, Huerta fought for farm worker rights. Here’s how Fort ...

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    The Cesar Chavez Committee of Tarrant County, in partnership with LULAC Council 4743 and LULAC Council 4568, will have a birthday celebration for César Chávez and Dolores Huerta at 11 a.m. April ...

  7. Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta throws her endorsement into ...

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    Huerta co-founded what’s now known as the United Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez and coined the phrase, ¡Si se puede! Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta throws her endorsement into a ...

  8. California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 - Wikipedia

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    Governor Brown quickly began pushing for labor law reform. Grower resistance never emerged, as many employers were reluctant to continue the fight against the UFW. "The grape boycott scared the heck out of the farmers, all of us," said one major grower, and employers did not want another UFW boycott. [11] [21] [40] [41] [44]

  9. Still fighting: Activist, icon and New Mexico native Dolores ...

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    Apr. 12—Dolores Huerta took a stroll around the National Hispanic Cultural Center on Friday during a break from a string of interviews. At Fourth Street SW, Avenida César Chávez gives way to ...