Texas Farm Workers Union : file of clippings and miscellanea. [197-?-

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Texas Farm Workers Union : file of clippings and miscellanea. [197-?-

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1 portfolio ; 25 x 38 cm.

Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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The Texas Farm Workers Union (TFWU) was established in August 1975 under the leadership of Antonio Orendain. Wanting a union that was accountable to them, a core of Rio Grande Valley farmworkers supported the foundation of the TFWU. From its inception the union had a difficult time. In addition to the opposition of the growers, the union did not gain the support of the United Farm Workers Union or the AFL-CIO. With little or no funding, the union resorted to "hit-and run" strike tactics to make ...