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United Farm Workers: Quick Facts

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SoCal Berry Growers to close six farm locations, lay off hundreds of workers • Nov. 5, 2026, 6:00 AM ET (Los Angeles Times)
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Also Known As UFW • NFWA • National Farm Workers Association • United Farm Workers of America
Date 1962 - present
Areas Of Involvement Origins of agriculture • migrant labour • collective bargaining
Related People Dolores Huerta • Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez marches with John George and supporters outside a Safeway store, holding a 'Boycott Grapes' sign during a United Farm Workers protest in Oakland, California, 1985.
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