Don't Eat Grapes

Don't Eat Grapes Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
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Text on Button Don't Eat Grapes
Image Description

Red button with black text and a black eagle symbol in the center. 
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1960s
Additional Information

The Delano Grape Strike was a labor strike in California that began in September of 1965, and lasted for more than five years. The striking workers, led by Cesar Chavez and others, formed the United Farm Workers and demanded wages equivalent to the federal minimum wage. Through grassroots efforts, including consumer boycotts of non-union grapes, the United Farm Workers succeeded in reaching a collective bargaining agreement with the grape growers in July 1970.
Catalog ID CA0489