User:Ndunka34/Delano grape strike

Issues within the Grape Strike Union
It took a lot of effort and planning before the grape strike was able to take place. There were different conflicts between groups and people participating. In the beginning, it was only Filipino-American labor organizer Larry Itliong’s creation of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), mostly made up of Filipinos. He recruited many people and eventually was asked to move to Delano to lead Filipino grape farmers. He soon realized he cannot do this on his own and will need a bigger union. He then reached out to Caesar Chavez, who led the Mexicans and the National Farm Workers Association and merged groups to form the United Farm Workers (UFW). There were some bumps in the road. Before the merger, each group had fears of getting dominated by the other group. Itliong and Chavez also had their hesitations in working together, but they knew the merger needed to happen in order to make a difference. Despite having differences, the farmers worked together and got the pay raise and the additional bonus per grape box and better working conditions. Much after the strike, Itliong decided to leave the UFW due to disagreements and different views.