United Farm Workers (UFW) is a labor union founded in 1962 to represent and advocate for agricultural workers in the United States. The organization works to improve wages, working conditions, and labor protections for farmworkers, while promoting social justice and civil rights within the agricultural industry.
UFW typically pursues policies related to farmworker labor rights, collective bargaining protections, workplace safety standards, immigration reform, overtime pay, heat and pesticide safety regulations, healthcare access, and broader civil rights and social justice initiatives affecting agricultural workers.
The organization is primarily funded through membership dues, donations, grants, and fundraising activities.
Prominent figures associated with UFW include co-founders Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong. UFW is affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor federation and related farmworker advocacy organizations.
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