Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee
American labor organization
The Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee were the union behind the 1965 Grape Boycott, led by Larry Itliong & Ben Gines, in order to get an increase in hourly pay, 1.25$ to 1.40$, as well as better working conditions and hours. It began as predominantly Filipino, then proceeding to have a large number of Mexican workers joining as a bid to stop the grape sellers from undercutting their efforts.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Workers United: The Delano Grape Strike and Boycott (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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