United Farm Workers of America, also known as UFWA was a result of the coming together of two lesser labor unions. These labor unions were led by two people, Cesar Chavez and Larry Itilong. Larry Itilong was the founder and organizer of Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, also known as AWOC whilst Cesar Chavez was the founder and organizer of National Farm Workers Association, also known as NFWA.
The grand labor union was formed on the 22nd of August 1966 after the NFWA joined AWOC’s protest in Delano, California. Even though there had been a previous strike on the 8th ...