The United Farm Workers Union
The United Farm Workers Union is an advocacy group working to improve the wages and working conditions of migrant workers. They served as the product of attempts to organize. Labeled as the “first enduring and largest farm worker union.” They continue to organize primarily in major agricultural sectors, in California. Labeled as the “first enduring and largest farm worker union.” They continue to organize primarily in major agricultural sectors, in California.
- Founded in 1962 by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) later became the United Farm Workers (UFW) through its alliance with the AFL-CIO.
- The United Farm Workers Union advocates to improve wages and working conditions for migrant workers. It emerged from early organizing efforts and is known as the “first enduring and largest farm worker union.” The UFW continues to organize primarily in California’s agricultural sectors.
- In 1975, the UFW helped pass the Agricultural Labor Relations Act, securing farmworkers’ right to organize.
Artist Robert Valadez created his own version of the famous World War II poster "Rosie the Riveter." Valadez choose to combine Rose the Riveter with La Adelita, who is a fictional character from the Mexican Revolution, because they both are feminist archetypes speaking to the empowerment of women. She is named Rosita Adelita with the famous term "Sí Se Puede."
The term was founded on the optimism of the collective struggles of working-class Latinos. It served as the rallying point of the United Farm Workers Union. Co-founders Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez claimed the motto during a 25-day fast in Phoenix, Arizona. They were working to organize farmworkers in order to demand fair wages and improved working conditions.