Wafler Farms, an apple orchard in upstate New York, had spent years fighting the United Farm Workers' attempt to unionize.

Unions represented a third of US workers in the mid-1950s, versus 10 percent today. In the 1950s, almost all union members were in the private sector; today, most are in the public sector. A third of ...

State records show UFW certified workers at eight California farms via 2023 law. Three employers have ratified contracts; others remain in bargaining or mediation. Law limits certifications to 75 ...

UFW ; AFL-CIO ; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment) Foods and beverage products and processing ...

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 ...