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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.
"Sí Se Puede" sign at a Venezuelan sit-in Tenerife demonstrators carrying "Sí se puede" signs "Sí, se puede" (Spanish for "Yes, you can"; [1] pronounced [ˈsi se ˈpwe.ðe]) is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America, and has since been taken up by other activist groups.
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.
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.
Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. [1] The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez on March 31 every year.
Kennedy Jr. is holding an event this weekend in Los Angeles that his campaign said will “celebrate the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, a good friend of RFK and RFK, Jr.” The invitation for ...
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In 1962, Chavez resigned from the CSO to pursue his vision of a union for farmworkers, which led to the formation of the United Farm Workers (UFW). [5] [7] [6] Dolores Huerta and other CSO members later joined Chavez in building the farm labor movement. The CSO, however, continued its original mission of civic engagement and community ...