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 sustained by unequal bargaining power and racial divisions. They invited predominantly Mexican American workers to join, laying foundations for wider solidarity.
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Who initiated the Delano grape strike in September 1965?
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Filipino workers began the strike on 8 September and sought support from the predominantly Mexican American NFWA.
The Delano grape strike began with an action organized solely by the NFWA.
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Filipino farmworkers in AWOC initiated the strike; the NFWA joined later.