Who was Chavez and why is he significant?
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What did he found?
National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)
What policy did he adopt?
Non-violence and turned farm workers struggle into a moral cause, winning national sympathy.
What did his tactics do?
Forced growers to recognise the United Farm Workers (UFW) as bargaining organisation for field workers in Cali
What happened in the early 1970s with the UFW?
Organised strikes and boycotts, including the Salad Bowl strike, the largest farm worker strike in US history, which won higher wages for those working as lettuce/grape growers
What else did he do?
A series of fasts to promote non-violence in response to legislation passed in Arizona that prohibited boycotts and strikes by farm workers during harvest time
What victory did he secure in 1975?
California Agriculture Labour Relations Act established the California Agriculture Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining for farmer labourers
