United Farm Workers
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The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States. It was founded in 1966 through the merger of two workers' rights organizations, the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) led by César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Gilbert Padilla, and the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by organizer Larry Itliong.
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1 story- 11hDolores Huerta Dies At 96Mostly LeftHuerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association with Chávez in 1962, which later became the United Farm Workers.Mostly Left38articles
