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"They" were farmworkers all over the country who saw inspiration and found dignity and relief through the life work of the humble labor organizer. And for his work, there’s little chance Cesar Chavez's name will ever be forgotten. It adorns buildings, books, parks andnational monument.A Yuma, Arizona native, Chavez led his life as a champion and activist for a critical segment of the agriculture industry, farmworkers.
UFW advocates for better working conditions and pay for agricultural workers throughout the United States. “The whole idea that farmworkers could actually negotiate collective bargaining, all of these things reverberated across the nation, including in Utah.”
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