National Campaign for Agricultural Democracy records, 1967-1970.

AFL-CIO

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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...

Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993

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Cesar Chavez (b. March 31, 1927, Yuma, AZ – d. April 23, 1993, San Luis, AZ) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW) in 1962. Originally a Mexican American farm worker, Chavez became the best known Latino American civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His public-relations approac...

Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs

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United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

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The Independent Workers Association was organized by Eugene Nelson in the Rio Grande Valley in 1966. It affiliated that year with the National Farm Workers Association which then merged soon after with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. Though represented heavily with Mexican-Americans the migrant farm workers movement also included white and black farm workers. From the guide to the Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Move...

National Campaign for Agricultural Democracy (U.S.)

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The National Campaign for Agricultural Democracy (NCAD), a working coalition of religious, labor, and other civic groups was incorporated on February 2, 1967 in an effort to extend coverage of the National Labor Relations Act to farmworkers. On January 31, 1970 the coalition was dissolved. From the description of National Campaign for Agricultural Democracy records, 1967-1970. (Wayne State University, Archives of Labor & Urban). WorldCat record id: 32321175 ...