Cesar Chavez & Community Organizing

Cesar Chavez was (a)  

• migrant farmer and governor of Cali
• labor leader and civil rights activ
• peanut farmer and labor leader.
• teacher and civil rights activist.

When Chavez was young, he and his family

• moved to Mexico.

• were separated by war.

• became rich from farming.

• were cheated out of their land.

What does "Si se puede!" mean?

• It can be done!

• It can't be done!

• It must to be done!

• How can it be done?

What did Chavez do during his time at a LatinX civil rights organization at age 25?

• He earned a college degree.

• He worked to improve community relations.

• He started a boycott against California grapes.

• He wrote the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act.

What was the original name of the labor union Chavez co-founded with Dolores Huerta?

• The Farm Workers Union

• The Union of Chavez and Huerta

• The United Migrant Farmers of America

• The National Farm Workers Association

Which of the following was NOT something that Chavez's labor union lobbied for?

• paid vacation

• higher wages

• unemployment insurance

• collective bargaining rights

True or false: Before the 1960s, grape pickers in California were not allowed to unionize.

• true

• false

What did Chavez's parents do for a living?

• They were doctors.

• They were dairy farmers.

• They were migrant farmers.

• They were civil rights activists.

Why did Chavez help organize a grape boycott?

• to raise awareness of the health benefits of grapes

• to punish Mexican-American grape juice companies

• to help Filipino-American farmers get fair pay for their work

• to help Filipino-American farmers find new and better-paying jobs

In 1975, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing _____ for farm workers.

• health insurance

• free crops and food

• collective bargaining rights

• paid vacation and sick leave