We celebrate the American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded National Farm Workers Association This later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union. More on his legacy -
There was one man, in particular, who worked tirelessly to make a better life for not only those of Mexican descent but also for the nearly 16 million Americans currently represented by a union.
Chavez remembers following his dad to marches and boycotts. In the 60s and 70s, his father was a leader for farmworkers, establishing a union, organizing strikes and protests, and fighting for rights for those who had been denied them. Cesar Chavez became synonymous with a movement. He followed Martin Luther King, Jr.’s example and preached nonviolence. He amplified the voices of his community, both professionally and culturally. This is the Chavez who is amplified today in monuments and museums.
“Things got really ugly. I mean, at one point, Cesar Chavez and his union created their own Border Patrol and the so-called “wet line” in 1973. Immigrants were being beaten. They were being turned over to immigration authorities. And that really bothered a lot of people,” Bobadilla said. “He understood, eventually, that going after immigrants made no sense—that he was effectively going after the same people he was supposed to represent.
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