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In what year did the United Farm Workers (UFW) become a member union of the AFL-CIO?

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In 1972 the United Farm Workers (UFW) with Chavez as president became a member union of the AFL-CIO. Chavez expanded its efforts to include all California vegetable pickers and launched a lettuce boycott as well as extending his organizational efforts to Florida citrus workers.

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