Summary: Celebrations are being held this year to mark the anniversary of the grape strike led by Cesar Chavez that won worldwide support for California's long oppressed farmworkers.
The UFW's struggle to win farm worker rights is an important piece of American labor history. Dick Meister gives more of a short history about La Causa, rather than his opinion on the significance of the movement and where it needs to go today. As acknowledged, this piece has not been broadcast nationally. Should it be, it would require some audio editing to eliminate some stumbles and some production values to make it move forward.
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Yolette Garcia
Posted on December 28, 2005 at 06:00 PM | Permalink
Review of Commentary: 40 Years Later, UFW's La Causa Lives
The UFW's struggle to win farm worker rights is an important piece of American labor history. Dick Meister gives more of a short history about La Causa, rather than his opinion on the significance of the movement and where it needs to go today. As acknowledged, this piece has not been broadcast nationally. Should it be, it would require some audio editing to eliminate some stumbles and some production values to make it move forward.