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MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History April 14, 1930: Over 100 Mexican and Filipino farm workers were arrested for union activities in Imperial Valley, CA. 8 were convicted of “criminal syndicalism.”
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AngieAnother fucking idiot.
Peter RileyInterview https://labornotes.org/2026/04/lack-democracy-united-farm-workers-gave-chavez-immunity
Trampling Out the Vintage:
Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers (2011)
( Frank Bardacke was a farmworker in the fields of the Salinas Valley for six seasons in the 1970s. )
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Lack of Democracy in United Farm Workers Gave Chavez Immunity
In 2011 Frank Bardacke published an 800-page history of the Farm Workers union: Trampling Out the Vintage: Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers. It opened many eyes to the reasons the UFW became a shadow of its former self. Bardacke starts the book with an epigraph, a quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: “O what a fall was there, my countrymen! Then I, and you, and all of us fell down...” Bardacke was a farmworker in the fields of the Salinas Valley for six seasons in the 1970s.
Dolores Huerta and Farmworkers Overshadowed by Cesar Chavez Finally Get Their Due
As someone who was personally involved with the United Farm Workers and met with Cesar Chavez, the heartbreaking and disgusting stories about the union's co-founder are revolting and deeply troubling. The abuse and rape allegations against the now departed Chavez deserve full treatment and exposure.
Dolores Huerta and Farmworkers Overshadowed by Cesar Chavez Finally Get Their Due
As someone who was personally involved with the United Farm Workers and met with Cesar Chavez, the heartbreaking and disgusting stories about the union's co-founder are revolting and deeply troubling. The abuse and rape allegations against the now departed Chavez deserve full treatment and exposure.
Elizabeth"Ryan Yamamoto reports on #LarryItliong, who, along with 800 #Filipino #farmworkers, began the #DelanoGrapeStrike."
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Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong being remembered on Farmworkers’ Day
Today in Labor History March 31, 1927: Cesar Chavez was born. Famous for his role in leading the United Farm Workers and, now, even more infamous for his sexual assaults on women and girls in the movement, it should be pointed out that there were numerous other abusive and rotten aspects to his leadership style that affected both women and men. For example, in 1967, he launched his first of several purges of the UFW, ostensibly to remove Communists. However, there was no evidence of communist infiltration of the union and it was most likely a move to solidify his autocratic rule.
In the 1970s, he blamed “illegal immigrants” and “wetbacks” for UFW failures and launched the "Illegals Campaign" to identify illegal migrants so that they could be deported. His cousin Manuel Chavez established a UFW patrol, or "wet line," along Arizona's border with Mexico to stop illegal migration into the US. Actions such as these led to conflicts with many progressive groups that had previous collaborated with the UFW, including the National Lawyers Guild and the Confederation of Mexican Workers.
In 1977, Chavez became infatuated with the religious cult, Synanon and used Synanon’s “game” to punish union members and enforce conformity and obedience to his authority by subjecting members to harsh, profanity-laced criticism from the rest of the community.
He also expressed support for the brutal Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and specifically his declaration of martial law, which alienated Filipino members of the union, as well as many of the religious organizations that had supported the UFW. Ironically, Chavez had originally travelled to the Philippines in order to win back support of Filipino farmworkers. And, contrary to the official mainstream narrative, it wasn’t even Chavez who had started the UFW, or the Delano Grape Strike. Rather the 1965 grape strike had been initiated by Larry Itliong and the Filipino-led AWOC. The nationwide protest lasted five years and ended with the first union contract for U.S. farm workers outside of Hawaii.
You can read more about the Filipino roots of the farm workers labor movement here: https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2026/03/25/larry-itliong-and-the-filipino-roots-of-the-united-farm-workers-movement/
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C̷e̷s̷a̷r̷ ̷C̷h̷a̷v̷e̷z̷ Farmworkers’ Day March 31st 2026
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Black DiscoveriesPoverty Wages: The Truth About Farm Labor Today!
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Every meal on your table starts with a farm worker — but do you know how little they're being paid? In this video, we uncover the shocking truth about farm labor wages in America and why millions of workers are stuck living below the poverty line. #farmworkers #agriculturallaborers #minimumwage #workerrights #foodjustice from Black Discoveries
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