Social Sciences and the Law

Was Chavez ever able to return the UFW to its former glory?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/chavez-ever-able-return-ufw-its-former-glory-83476.html" >Was Chavez ever able to return the UFW to its former glory?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

In 1973 the Teamsters cut heavily into UFW membership by signing contracts with former UFW grape growers, but Chavez renewed the grape workers' strike. In 1977, the two unions signed a pact defining the types of workers each could organize. Membership in the UFW later fell, in part due to disputes between Chavez and his followers, some of whom accused him of nepotism.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Chavez, Cesar Estrada . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Was Chavez ever able to work things out with the Teamsters, if so, did the UFW return to its former strength? How did things end up with the Teamsters? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.