The Union of Their Dreams - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Union of Their Dreams write by Miriam Pawel. This book was released on 2010-10-06. The Union of Their Dreams available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Named one of the Best Books of 2009 by the San Francisco Chronicle A Los Angeles Times Notable Book
Trampling Out the Vintage
Trampling Out the Vintage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Trampling Out the Vintage write by Frank Bardacke. This book was released on 2012-10-09. Trampling Out the Vintage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In its heyday, the United Farm Workers was an embodiment of its slogan “Yes, we can”—in the form “¡Sí, Se Puede!”—winning many labor victories, securing collective bargaining rights for farm workers, and becoming a major voice for the Latino community. Today, it is a mere shadow of its former self. Trampling Out the Vintage is the authoritative and award-winning account of the rise and fall of the United Farm Workers and its most famous and controversial leader, Cesar Chavez. Based interviews conducted over many years—with farm workers, organizers, and the opponents and friends of the UFW—the book tells a story of collective action and empowerment rich in evocative detail and stirring human interest. Beginning with the influence of the ideas of Saul Alinsky and Catholic Social Action at the union’s founding, through the UFW’s thrilling triumphs in the California fields, the drama concludes with the debilitating internal struggles that effectively crippled the union. A vivid rendering of farm work and the world of the farm worker, Trampling Out the Vintage is a dramatic reappraisal of the political trajectory of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers and an essential re-evaluation of their most tumultuous years. Winner of the 2012 Hillman Prize in Book Journalism.
From the Jaws of Victory
From the Jaws of Victory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From the Jaws of Victory write by Matt García. This book was released on 2012. From the Jaws of Victory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the Jaws of Victory:The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement is the most comprehensive history ever written on the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Matt Garcia’s gripping account of the expansion of the union’s grape boycott reveals how the boycott, which UFW leader Cesar Chavez initially resisted, became the defining feature of the movement and drove the growers to sign labor contracts in 1970. Garcia vividly relates how, as the union expanded and the boycott spread across the United States, Canada, and Europe, Chavez found it more difficult to organize workers and fend off rival unions. Ultimately, the union was a victim of its own success and Chavez’s growing instability. From the Jaws of Victory delves deeply into Chavez’s attitudes and beliefs, and how they changed over time. Garcia also presents in-depth studies of other leaders in the UFW, including Gilbert Padilla, Marshall Ganz, Dolores Huerta, and Jerry Cohen. He introduces figures such as the co-coordinator of the boycott, Jerry Brown; the undisputed leader of the international boycott, Elaine Elinson; and Harry Kubo, the Japanese American farmer who led a successful campaign against the UFW in the mid-1970s.
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement write by Roger Bruns. This book was released on 2011-05-26. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Led by a relatively penniless young farm worker named Cesar Chavez, the farm workers movement still inspires a sense of pride and purpose among Latinos fighting for personal rights, political power, and economic well-being. Many of the young volunteers in the farm workers movement continue to fight for progressive causes today. Just who was Chavez and what motivated him to say, "enough"?
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement
Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement write by Roger Bruns. This book was released on 2011-05-26. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers an illuminating story of how social and political change can sometimes result from the vision, leadership, and commitment of a few dedicated individuals determined not to fail. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers Movement chronicles the drive for a union of one of American society's most exploited groups. It is a story of courage and determination, set against the backdrop of the 1960s, a time of assassinations, war protests, civil rights battles, and reform efforts for poor and minority citizens. American farm workers were men and women on labor's last rung, living in desperate and inhumane conditions, poisoned by pesticides, and making a pittance for back-breaking work. The book shows how these migrant workers found a champion in Chavez and the United Farm Workers Union. With the help of quotes from documentary material only recently made available, it tells the story of the boycotts, marches, and strikes—including hunger strikes—used to force concessions for better conditions and pay. It also shows how the farm workers movement helped set the stage for growing Latino cultural awareness and political power.
