Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike

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John Gregory Dunne's book, Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike (1967), examines the labor and social issues surrounding the grape pickers' strike of the mid-1960s. This strike was led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, who cofounded the National Farm Workers Association, the forerunner of the United Farm Workers (UFW). The UFW's efforts, including a nationwide boycott of California grapes, aimed to improve working conditions for migrant farmworkers. Huerta's work in organizing boycotts also contributed to the passage of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which recognized the rights of California farmworkers to bargain collectively.123

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Dunne’s first book, Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike (1967; rev. ed., 1971), examines the labour and social issues surrounding the grape pickers’ strike of the mid-1960s. The Studio (1969) is a telling portrait of the motion-picture industry as seen through the eyes of the movie…
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Dunne’s first book, Delano: The Story of the California Grape Strike (1967; rev. ed., 1971), examines the labour and social issues surrounding the grape pickers’ strike of the mid-1960s. The Studio (1969) is a telling portrait of the motion-picture industry as seen through the eyes of the movie…
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