Chavez Organizes Farm Workers: A Movement Born
César Chávez launches the National Farm Workers Association to organize California's grape pickers and demand fair wages. This bold move eventually evolves into the United Farm Workers, securing the first collective bargaining agreements for farm laborers in U.S. history.
September 30, 1962
64 years ago
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What Else Happened on September 30
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