Key Events
This 1965 strike, led by farmworkers, targeted grape growers in California.
What is the Delano Grape Strike?
He co-founded the United Farm Workers and became a national labor icon.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This act was passed in 1964 to ban discrimination in the workplace.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
Workers used this tactic to stop working until their demands were met.
What is a strike?
This change in the economy caused many factories to close or move jobs.
What is deindustrialization?
This 1970 protest was the largest federal employee strike in U.S. history.
This 1970 protest was the largest federal employee strike in U.S. history.
She coined the phrase "Sí, se puede" and fought for farmworkers' rights.
Who is Dolores Huerta?
This federal agency was created in 1971 to ensure workplace safety.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
A method where consumers refused to buy certain products in support of workers.
What is a boycott?
The workers’ rights movement faced challenges due to differences in these two areas.
What are race and gender?