The United Farm Workers led by Cesar Chavez boycotted grapes in 1966 to protest the hazardous working conditions the farm workers were subject to. The farm workers had to endure harmful toxins, child labor, and poverty wages of a $1 an hour. It was one of the few times a boycott actually worked.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Grape boycott
The United Farm Workers led by Cesar Chavez boycotted grapes in 1966 to protest the hazardous working conditions the farm workers were subject to. The farm workers had to endure harmful toxins, child labor, and poverty wages of a $1 an hour. It was one of the few times a boycott actually worked.
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