📅 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,...
📅 17 March 1966
Striking farmworkers and supporters began a march to California’s capital. The pilgrimage carried the grape strike beyond the fields, drawing communities into demands for recognition and improved...
📅 22 August 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 July 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...
