On September 16, 1965, Filipino and Mexican American migrant workers
joined together to strike against the grape growers in Delano,
California. The farmers left the fields to demand better wages and
benefits. Led by Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta, the
two groups created a union called the United Farm Workers of America.
For five years, UFW brought attention to their cause through boycotts, a
300-mile march, and other nonviolent efforts in what became an important
victory in the fight for labor and farmworker rights in the United
States.