📅 8 September 1965
Filipino farmworkers organized through AWOC walked out against grape growers near Delano, California, demanding better pay and conditions. Their initiative challenged an agricultural labour system...
📅 16 September 1965
NFWA members voted to join the strike begun by Filipino workers. Cooperation across communities strengthened pressure on growers who benefited from a divided workforce. The action connected wages,...
📅 22 Augustus 1966
The NFWA and AWOC joined to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. The merger consolidated cooperation between predominantly Mexican American and Filipino farmworkers. Their common...
📅 29 Juli 1970
Delano-area table-grape growers signed union contracts following years of strikes and consumer boycotts. Mexican and Filipino farmworkers and their supporters had challenged low pay and degrading...
