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Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights.
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Chávez Rodríguez is the granddaughter of labor leader César Chávez. President Biden has chosen her to run his reelection campaign.
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For nearly a decade, Fort Worth activist Alberto Govea has been fighting to get a street named after César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. This week, the Fort…
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In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
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A key architect of the nationwide grape boycott that galvanized the farmworkers' rights movement, her legacy has long been overshadowed. A new film aims to change that. Huerta speaks with NPR.
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From his earliest days picking peas to improving wages and working conditions as a union leader, Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to giving voice to the exploited men and women who grow America's food.
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Farmworkers in South Texas marched 200 miles for better wages and working conditions. But the strike ultimately failed, and workers today face the same problem: growers who systematically underpay.
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Cesar Chavez inspired the world; Larry Itliong inspired Cesar Chavez. In 1965, the Filipino laborer led California grape pickers on a strike that would spark the modern farmworker movement.
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By BJ Austin, KERA Newshttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-789321.mp3Dallas, TX – The street signs on Industrial in Dallas…
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By BJ Austin, KERA Reporterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-763283.mp3Dallas, TX – A compromise is being offered in the…
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By BJ Austin, KERA Reporterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-761918.mp3Dallas, TX – In a surprise move at Dallas City…
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By BJ Austinhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-740061.mp3Dallas, TX – Industrial Boulevard in Dallas could get a new name…