When my family migrated from New México to California in the late 1960s, César E. Chávez was in the midst of his crusade to gain labor rights for the farm workers who made fortunes for grape growers ...

The march will honor the legacy of labor leader Cesar Chavez and the ongoing fight for farm workers' rights, with Dolores ...

Starting in 2026, Ventura County offices will be closed on March 31 for a paid holiday to honor the life of civil rights leader and labor activist César Chávez.

Birth of a movement -- Capitalism in reverse -- Workers of the world, unite! -- Stuck in the middle -- A bitter harvest -- Busy dying -- Rotting from the inside out -- Some were more equal than others ...

Across the country, countless schools, parks, libraries and roads bear the name Cesar Chavez, the activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union who spent much of his life in Kern County and ...

Prologue : the car pool -- The founding. The territory -- The work itself -- Childhood as destiny -- The lay Catholic activist -- The alchemist -- The organizer in Oxnard -- Climbing the fence -- A ...

Share By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read Matt Garcia is the author of From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement . Evan Kleiman host 'Good ...

Since 2018, Eduardo Chavez has been on film tours promoting his documentary, “Hailing Cesar,” to colleges and high school students which chronicles his journey to better understand the legacy of his ...

SALINAS – In August 1970, the largest farmworker strike in U.S. history converged on Salinas, demanding decent wages and working conditions. The “Salad Bowl Strike” rallied thousands of farmworkers to ...