



to prevent heat deaths and illnesses in California and recent COVID19 protections for agricultural workers. They include the first state laws in the nation providing farm workers with overtime pay after eight hours a day in California, Washington state, and Oregon the first comprehensive standards in the U.S. Many landmark recent UFW-sponsored laws and regulations protect all farm workers in California, especially at non-union ranches. More than 75 percent of California’s fresh mushroom industry is now under union contract. UFW contract agreements protect thousands of vegetable, berry, winery, tomato, and dairy workers in California, Oregon, and Washington state. The UFW continues its activism in major agricultural sectors, chiefly in California. Innovation: The active pursuit of new ideas.īegun in the early 1960s by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, and other organizers, the United Farm Workers of America is the nation’s first enduring and largest farm workers’ union. Si Se Puede® Attitude: A personal and organizational spirit that promotes confidence, courage, hard work, and the belief that we can do the impossible.ĭignity: Recognizing and respecting the inherent worth of all people.

Integrity: Doing the right thing even when no one is looking UFW: Working for a safe and just food supply
