CHICANO M173 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: United Farm Workers, Delano Grape Strike, Dolores Huerta
17 Oct 2016
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Chicano/a m173: chapter four: the grape boycott preeti sharma, mayra jones, sophia cheng. 1950s: profit in us agriculture was made possible by exploitation of immigrants and people of color. Worked in dismal conditions, got poverty wages, exposed to unsafe pesticides, denied health insurance, pensions and vacations. Routinely deprived of clean drinking water, access to toilets, lunch breaks/short rest breaks. Diverse population created competition between racial/ethnic groups preventing collective action. 1942-1964: federal bracero program meant that laborers had no protection, could be deported at the end of contract. Dolores huerta and cesar chavez unite to fight the injustice, cso (community service organization) 1965: awoc (agriculture workers organizing community) strike against grape growers in delano. Nfw and awoc team up to go on strike (longest strike in farm labor history; transformed power relations. Sept 8, 1965: filipinos of awoc decided to strike. Met a lot of violence and abuse (students and clergymen to back up)
