SFGTV2 April 7, 2012
director, cesar chavez, had taken a labor contract before the labor commissioner. they had gotten him fined for not paying workers their wages. to me, this was unheard of, that mexican workers could stand up, fight, and win. not only did they beat the labor contractor, this contractor happened to be the largest labor contractor in the delano area. he also happened to be white. to me, it was like a light went off in my head. then we started hearing that there was going to be a great -- grape strike. i was 19 years old. i did not know what that was. but i could feel the electricity in ...