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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.

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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. 

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The Delano Grape Strike was a labor strike in California that began in September of 1965, and lasted for more than five years. Several organizations joined forces to create the United Farm Workers and demand wages equivalent to the federal minimum wage. One of the organizations was the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, which was formed in 1959 by the AFL-CIO, the umbrella federation for American unions. The black Aztec eagle was designed in 1962 by the brother and cousin of labor rights leader Cesar Chavez. It is still used as a symbol by the United Farm Workers. UFW lore says that Chavez picked black to represent the darkness of the farmworker’s plight and the white to mean hope, all set against a red that signified the sacrifice expected from union workers.

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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. 

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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. 

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Workers at the Farah Manufacturing Company in El Paso, Texas went on strike in May 1972 for the right to union representation.  Prior to the strike, high production quotas, low wages, and few benefits created an unhappy workforce.  Workers had voted to affiliate with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in 1969, but after a group of workers at another Farah plant attended a union-sponsored march, they were terminated.  This prompted the El Paso workers to walk out on May 9, 1972. The Spanish phrase on the button translates to Long Live the Strike.   A national boycott of Farah products began a few weeks later.  The National Labor Relations board ordered Farah to offer strikers their jobs back and permit union representation in January 1974.

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Workers at the Farah Manufacturing Company in El Paso, Texas went on strike in May 1972 for the right to union representation.  Prior to the strike, high production quotas, low wages, and few benefits created an unhappy workforce.  Workers had voted to affiliate with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America in 1969, but after a group of workers at another Farah plant attended a union-sponsored march, they were terminated.  This prompted the El Paso workers to walk out on May 9, 1972. The Spanish phrase on the button translates to Long Live the Strike.   A national boycott of Farah products began a few weeks later.  The National Labor Relations board ordered Farah to offer strikers their jobs back and permit union representation in January 1974.

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The United Farm Workers (UFW) union works to support the rights of farm workers. The UFW (originally the National Farm Workers Association) was co-founded by civil rights activist Cesar Chavez and women's rights activist Dolores Huerta in 1962. In the 1970s, the UFW became the recognized bargaining agent for approximately 50,000 farm workers and gained national support.  The Aztec eagle on the button is the symbol of the UFW, and the three figures represent the farm workers.

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The United Farm Workers (UFW) union works to support the rights of farm workers.  The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), is a federation of labor organizations.  The UFW (originally the National Farm Workers Association) was co-founded by civil rights activist Cesar Chavez and women’s rights activist Dolores Huerta in 1962.  In the 1970s, the UFW became the recognized bargaining agent for approximately 50,000 farm workers and gained national support.  The Aztec eagle on the button is the symbol of the UFW, and Chavez promoted the slogan, “Si, se puede” (Yes, it can be done), which was Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan.

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The button's text translates to "We Want a Contract." The Aztec eagle is the symbol of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, which works to support the rights of farm workers. The UFW (originally the National Farm Workers Association) was co-founded by civil rights activist Cesar Chavez and women’s rights activist Dolores Huerta in 1962. In the 1970s, the UFW became the recognized bargaining agent for approximately 50,000 farm workers and gained national support. Many of the farm workers were from Mexico, and the background colors of green, white, and red are the colors of the flag of Mexico.