On what are you putting a huelga (strike), Gracie? I don’t think the school board would approve. (Felicísimo [casi] nonagésimo quinto cumpleaños, don César.)
As I recall, his successful strikes and boycotts led to many California grape-growers switching from hand-picked table grapes to machine-picked grapes for wine. I have never seen any analysis of how beneficial his union was for the typical field worker.
Still, what is the purpose of her strike? What is she demanding? What is her end game? If she wants to educate people about Ceasar Chavez (yes, I am nld enough to remember him), just holding up a strike sign won’t do it, what she was doing in the class was more effective.
During the grape boycott in the ’70s a decent bottle of wine would run about $15. They made peace with the farm workers & there was a glut on the market. After 50 years of inflation on everything else you can get a good bottle of wine for about $15.
He was a very good man with a lovely family that l had the pleasure to meet in 1967/68 after his hunger strike. The press was unable to find him because he was staying at our Seminary at the time while he was recouping….
Chavez, born in Arizona in 1927, stridently opposed illegal immigration during his career as a community organizer and activist battling for the rights of farm laborers and low-wage workers.
Chavez used the term “wetbacks” often to describe illegal immigrant workers from Mexico, whom he believed took jobs from union workers. With the help of United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, Chavez started the “Illegals Campaign,” which organized volunteers to seek out illegal immigrants working on farms and report them to the authorities.
“If we can get the illegals out of California, we will win the strike overnight,” Chavez said about farmworker strikes in California.
When he was urged to tone down his anti-illegal immigrant rhetoric, he reportedly said, “’No, a spade’s a spade. You guys get these hang-ups. Goddamn it. How do we build a union? They’re wets, you know. They’re wets, and let’s go after them."
Templo S.U.D. over 2 years ago
On what are you putting a huelga (strike), Gracie? I don’t think the school board would approve. (Felicísimo [casi] nonagésimo quinto cumpleaños, don César.)
pschearer Premium Member over 2 years ago
As I recall, his successful strikes and boycotts led to many California grape-growers switching from hand-picked table grapes to machine-picked grapes for wine. I have never seen any analysis of how beneficial his union was for the typical field worker.
OldsVistaCruiser over 2 years ago
¡Union fuerza! (Union strong!)
DennisH2 over 2 years ago
Still, what is the purpose of her strike? What is she demanding? What is her end game? If she wants to educate people about Ceasar Chavez (yes, I am nld enough to remember him), just holding up a strike sign won’t do it, what she was doing in the class was more effective.
GaryCooper over 2 years ago
I met Cesar Chavez a few times. Truly a great, great man.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 2 years ago
During the grape boycott in the ’70s a decent bottle of wine would run about $15. They made peace with the farm workers & there was a glut on the market. After 50 years of inflation on everything else you can get a good bottle of wine for about $15.
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
He was a very good man with a lovely family that l had the pleasure to meet in 1967/68 after his hunger strike. The press was unable to find him because he was staying at our Seminary at the time while he was recouping….
LNER4472 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Chavez, born in Arizona in 1927, stridently opposed illegal immigration during his career as a community organizer and activist battling for the rights of farm laborers and low-wage workers.
Chavez used the term “wetbacks” often to describe illegal immigrant workers from Mexico, whom he believed took jobs from union workers. With the help of United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, Chavez started the “Illegals Campaign,” which organized volunteers to seek out illegal immigrants working on farms and report them to the authorities.
“If we can get the illegals out of California, we will win the strike overnight,” Chavez said about farmworker strikes in California.
When he was urged to tone down his anti-illegal immigrant rhetoric, he reportedly said, “’No, a spade’s a spade. You guys get these hang-ups. Goddamn it. How do we build a union? They’re wets, you know. They’re wets, and let’s go after them."