Delano grape strike
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The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delano grape strike canonical | 11 |
| California table grape boycott | 1 |
| Delano to Sacramento march | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farm workers’ strike
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historical event ⓘ labor protest ⓘ labor strike ⓘ |
| cause |
lack of labor protections for farmworkers
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low wages for farmworkers ⓘ poor working conditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1970-07-29 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collective bargaining agreements with grape growers
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formation of the United Farm Workers ⓘ increased national attention to farmworkers’ rights ⓘ nationwide grape boycott ⓘ strengthening of the farm labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| industry | agriculture ⓘ |
| leader |
César Chávez
ⓘ
surface form:
Cesar Chavez
Dolores Huerta ⓘ Larry Itliong ⓘ Pete Velasco ⓘ Philip Vera Cruz ⓘ |
| location |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
California’s Central Valley
Delano, California ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
grape farmworkers
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table grape industry ⓘ |
| method |
boycott
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marches ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ picketing ⓘ strike ⓘ |
| movement |
American labor movement
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Chicano movement ⓘ
surface form:
Chicano Movement
farm labor movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Delano grape strike
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Delano to Sacramento march
|
| opponent |
California grape growers
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table grape growers in Delano ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
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United Farm Workers ⓘ
surface form:
National Farm Workers Association
United Farm Workers ⓘ |
| participant |
Filipino farmworkers
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Mexican American farmworkers ⓘ United Farm Workers ⓘ
surface form:
United Farm Workers members
members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee ⓘ members of the National Farm Workers Association ⓘ table grape pickers ⓘ |
| product | table grapes ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1966 march from Delano to Sacramento
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merger of AWOC and NFWA into UFW ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-09-08 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California table grape boycott
this entity surface form:
Delano to Sacramento march
subject surface form:
Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee