https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w en-us 2019-04-11 15:34:21 UTC 2025-11-05 04:05:27 UTC hello@padlet.com samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/350829658 Before the United farm workers  there were just two groups the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in 1965.The two groups ended up fusing and becoming just one group.The groups leaders Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez (respectively) were already trying to help there community. Huerta by becoming a part of the CSO improving social and economic conditions for farm workers and to fight discrimination.Cesar Chavez tried to get farm workers to become more politically active and fight for rights.

]]> 2019-04-11 15:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/350829658 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/351199174 In the summer of 1965 the AWOC went on strike after not having there 1.25 wage increase.After 5 days the farms were bringing in scabs, so the AWOC approached Chavez and asked the NFWA to join, and so they did.The strike began around the end of the summer but by September 20 more than thirty farms were out, with several thousand workers leaving the fields.So the companies gave in and the workers got there wage increase but the strike kept on going until they were also able to unionize.Cesar Chavez pleaded with the public to not buy grapes unless they had the union stamp so a boycott began.Eventually they got Schenley and DiGiorgio,the two biggest growers in the Delano area , to also submit with even more boycotts and more demonstrations.]]> 2019-04-12 15:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/351199174 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/351204081 Thanks to the work of the United Farm Workers migrant farm workers have unions and decent wages that still stand up to this day.Yet the UFW is still standing and there still fighting for farm workers rights, on there web sight they have key campaigns like heat,overtime,immigration,and darigold .In 2008 the UFW would campaign for rules about working in the heat because of the 13th death do to heat exposure.In 2006 California's first permanent heat regulations were passed and enacted.]]> 2019-04-12 15:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/351204081 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352011734 In this image we see the Delano Grape Strike this is one of the first strikes the AWOC and NFW did together.You can see Cesar Chavez as one the people leading the pack.You can also see it's not only Latinos and Filipinos but white people also joined them.]]> 2019-04-16 15:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352011734 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352017314 This is the United Farm Workers flag.It's an Aztec eagle it's suppose to be something of pride for Latinos to have pride on there ancestry .The goal of the flag was to have a symbol to look upon in times of crisis]]> 2019-04-16 15:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352017314 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352019622 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7GCCBIgFaQ
The story of Cesar Chavez and his struggle to fight for the rights of workers.The video was posted by the UFW to embrace his legacy.]]> 2019-04-16 15:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352019622 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352020796 This is Cesar Chavez the Leader of the original NFWA. He fought for the rights of workers after seeing his own family work in terrible conditions first hand.His legacy lives on with all the workers that are know paid a fare wage ]]> 2019-04-16 15:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352020796 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352159554 this is Dolores Huerta the leader of the Agricultural Workers Organizing committee.She Fought for the rights of agricultural workers for a fair wage and at least some benefits.She left a legacy of hard work and fighting for those who can not]]> 2019-04-17 00:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352159554 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352166800 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yTrFaHJZs
The video is stalk footage of strikes going on about the farm workers.Some of the clips had members of the NFWA in it just striking with a bunch of other people.Yu can tell they are not happy and that they are mad.]]> 2019-04-17 01:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352166800 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352188267 This is a picture of the Cesar E. Chavez national monument sign.This shows the effect Chavez has had on the world that he has a national monument.It is located in  Keene, Kern County, California and it's run by the national park service.]]> 2019-04-17 03:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352188267 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352188305 This image i got off of the ufwa website about one of there main causes heat.There goal was better enforcement about heat regulations and new state regulations about heat.The image depicts a worker passing out do to heat stroke ]]> 2019-04-17 03:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352188305 samuelmendoza488 https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352188527 This image is another pic i got off of the ufwa website about one of the main causes that there still fighting for.There fighting for more overtime/equality about overtime because they believe Latinos were intentionally not being chosen for overtime.the image just show people working in fields most are Latino ]]> 2019-04-17 03:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelmendoza488/4zpk20rmmt8w/wish/352188527