United Farm Workers of America

  Begun in 1962 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, Gilbert Padilla, and other early organizers, the United Farm Workers of America is the nation’s longest enduring farm worker union. The UFW continues organizing in major agricultural sectors, chiefly in California. The UFW has dozens of union contracts protecting thousands of farm workers, among … Continue reading United Farm Workers of America