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Rebecca Flores Harrington
Rebecca Flores Harrington (born ) is a labor activist from Texas. She was the director of the Texas chapter of the United Farm Workers labor union for several decades, and eventually became vice president of the nationwide organization. Early life and education Flores was born in Atascosa County, Texas to a family of migrant workers. Flores' family has lived in Texas since the mid-1700s, and several ancestors were involved in prominent Texas historical events. She is one of five children. In 1957, Flores' family moved from the family farm and settled in San Antonio, where she attended and graduated from Fox Tech High School. After graduation, Flores was hired as a secretary for the Fourth United States Army, Fourth Army Headquarters at Fort Sam Houston. After five years, she Career Flores became the Director of the Texas chapter of the United Farm Workers The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Farm Workers
The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States. It originated from the merger of two workers' rights organizations, the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by organizer Larry Itliong, and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. They became allied and transformed from workers' rights organizations into a union as a result of a series of strikes in 1965, when the mostly Filipino farmworkers of the AWOC in Delano, California, initiated a grape strike, and the NFWA went on strike in support. As a result of the commonality in goals and methods, the NFWA and the AWOC formed the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee on August 22, 1966. This organization was accepted into the AFL–CIO in 1972 and changed its name to the United Farm Workers Union. History Founding of the UFW Dolores Huerta grew up in Stockton, California, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
