The Delano grape strike was a labor strike organized by the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), a predominantly Filipino and AFL-CIO-sponsored labor organization, against table grape growers in Delano, California to fight against the exploitation of farm workers. [4] [5] The strike began on September 8, 1965, and one week later, the predominantly Mexican National Farmworkers ... More @Wikipedia
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