"Huelga," United Farm Workers Organizing Committee Poster, 1966-1970
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The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee (UFWOC) was formed when two migrant labor organizations merged during the 1966 Delano grape pickers strike. During the strike -- Huelga means "strike" -- and subsequent boycott, UFWOC received vital material and financial support from the larger national labor union (AFL-CIO) and several civil rights and religious organizations, activists, and politicians.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1966-1970
Subject Date
1966-1970
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2001.142.48
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Red
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
printed on front: UFWOC / AFL-CIO / HUELGA
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