Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist of the 60's. As a Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers.
Born near Yuma, Arizona, on March 31, 1927, Cesar Chavez employed nonviolent means (most of the time) to bring attention to the plight of farmworkers, and formed both the National Farm Workers Association, which later became United Farm Workers. As a labor leader, Chavez led marches, called for boycotts and went on several hunger strikes. It is believed that Chavez's hunger strikes contributed to his death on April 23, 1993, in San Luis, Arizona.
Cesar also had great passion for the American farm worker but was no fan of "illegals" referring to them as "wetbacks": "Flooding the labor market with people from abroad undermines American workers trying to improve their lot in life."
Born near Yuma, Arizona, on March 31, 1927, Cesar Chavez employed nonviolent means (most of the time) to bring attention to the plight of farmworkers, and formed both the National Farm Workers Association, which later became United Farm Workers. As a labor leader, Chavez led marches, called for boycotts and went on several hunger strikes. It is believed that Chavez's hunger strikes contributed to his death on April 23, 1993, in San Luis, Arizona.
Cesar also had great passion for the American farm worker but was no fan of "illegals" referring to them as "wetbacks": "Flooding the labor market with people from abroad undermines American workers trying to improve their lot in life."