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Who headed migrant labor?

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However, in the mid-1960s, under the leadership of Cesar Chavez , organization of migrant workers began in the West, mainly in California. In 1970, after years of strikes, marches, and a nationwide boycott, more than 65% of California's grape growers signed contracts with the AFL-CIO's United Farm Workers Organizing Committee headed by Chavez.

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