Building Coalitions: Dolores Huerta's Impact on Society Through Activism
Discover the powerful activism of Dolores Huerta in building coalitions for societal change, focusing on the formation of unions and advocating for better working conditions. Explore historical images and learn about strikes, labor rights, and the importance of collective action in shaping a fairer society.
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Dolores Huerta: Building Coalitions to Change Society
Union A group formed by people who work in the same kind of job and who want to make their job better and safer.
Source #1 Pea pickers. Wages: one cent per pound. Hamper holds about twenty eight pounds. Near Niland, Imperial County, California. February, 1939. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.
Source #2 Mexican cantaloupe worker at 5:00 a.m. Imperial Valley, California. June, 1938. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.
Source #3 Interior of house rented to Mexican workers by Michigan Sugar Company. Saginaw County, Michigan. August, 1941. Photograph by John Vachon.
Source #4 Housing typical of that afforded Mexican field workers of the Imperial Valley. These people are not migrants, but live on the edge of the ranches and work in peas and melons. March, 1937. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.
Street meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California. Organizer for United Cannery Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America Congress of Industrial Organizations-CIO talks to mixed crowd. The strike failed. November, 1938. Photograph by Dorothea Lange.
Strike When members of a union decide together to stop working until their jobs get better and safer. The word in Spanish for strike is huelga.
1962: Huerta worked with C sar Ch vez to found the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) 1965: Delano grape strike in coalition with the mainly-Filipino Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) 1966: NFWA & AWOC merged to form United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Writing Assignment A Letter to Congress Think of someone from history, from your community, or both who you believe deserves to be honored by a House or Senate resolution for their work to change society. Write a letter to your Representative or your Senators. Tell them who you believe should be recognized by a resolution. Explain why that person is deserving of this honor.
