This was caused by a demand for higher wages by laborers at
began on September 8, 1965. Members of
the Agricultural
Workers Organizing Committee and National Farmworkers Association
walked off from work due to low wages.
By employing methods such as boycott, marches and grassroots
organizations, attention to their plight as well as the plight of laborers came
to the attention of the national media and the boycott ended with a collective
bargaining in 1970.
