Cesar Chavez: The Spiritual Worker

Chavez began his journey in community organizing as a shy young man who was not well educated but under the influence of Ross he learned ways to get people involved with his causes. Chavez explained that one of the things he learned was if he wanted to convince someone he had to dedicate the time to them, educated or not, all that mattered was a display of interest. This was exactly what Ross had done earlier with Chavez when they first met back in San Jose, California when he was working on an apricot farm. The dedication of teaching interested people would be useful in developing the farmworker’s union as it would teach farm workers to become leaders as Chavez had become. He states when recruiting a farmworker you have to both tell them the idea and explain it in away they would understand because they do not have the time to figure to how to play politics.

Did you know that in the early 20th century farm workers were not paid enough for what work they did, even though they should have been paid more because they were basically feeding everyone. Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona. He was one of five children in his family. Cesar Chavez died in 1993. Cesar Chavez thought that farm workers needed more appreciation from people for the kind of work they did.

The union was staffed by those with a strong and sincere interest in social justice, but the scheduled workweek was 50-three hours and there was picket duty for staffers. Every person was pressured to take their place on the picket line when the union was on strike, which entailed driving 40 miles and walking a picket line outside an orchard or vineyard. Bob Maxwell, a union leader, Stated,¨Housing was provided, but most staff people, Cesar included, got $7.50 a week for food and $5.00 for other expenses¨(McGregor). In this case, The quote is showing how people get houses (apartments) and well-paying jobs, and this is all provided by Cesar Chavez. Therefore, Cesar is humble by giving everyone shelter and a well-paying job for their time, This helped him by making everyone feel equal and that no one has more power over

If that is not enough imagine them being able to call you any names and push you down to the ground or have you work like if you own’d them, instead of them having to pay you many latinos during this period were all people of this time were equal, were still being treated as if animals. Cesar chavez saw that his people were being treated highly unequal he saw many white men inside on buildings in comfortable chairs making 3 or 4 times the payment of a worker that does 3 or 4 times the work as those men did. That is why he chose to take the rest of his life to dedicate his self to help others become equal to stop being the ones just used and forgotten. He chose to stand up and walk mile after mile with his brother and sisters along his side mothers and fathers. He did what he believed was needed to be done and like most heroes not alone was his accomplishment accomplished.

Years back, migrant farm workers worked the fields of California in horrible conditions such as no breaks and pesticide exposure. Years before that, poor children had to work in factories and mills, losing fingers from accidents as they live off of stale bread and coffee. But two people were able to help these people from the unfair treatment they were up against, Cesar Chavez and Mother Jones. Both were able to give their people a better life to their people, later on or during their lifetime. “About Cesar” is a biography by the Cesar Chavez Foundation (CCF) about the life of Cesar Chavez when he learned the difficulties of migrant farm workers and later on creates a union, helping those farm workers stand up and fight for themselves and

One of Chavez’s most well-known protests is the Delano Grape Strike. Chavez is well known for this individual strike because he was specifically asked from the Filipinos, who were the peoples that were affected so they started the strike because of bad pay (90 cents an hour) and horrible working conditions. Cesar accepted the invitation from the Filipinos because he felt as though this strike could have been helpful towards his protesting causes. This strike focused on the pay, working conditions, and the land owner’s violent actions towards the farm workers. Cesar new the fight for these rights was not going to end anytime soon.

Through this union, Chavez fought to protect the Union and its vision most importantly its laborers. He sought to end the bracero program, which was deploring the face and dignity of the farm worker. In hopes of revitalizing the agricultural farmworker movement, Chavez called on another tough and invigorated farmworker advocate named Dolores Huerta. Dolores was tough as nails and to this day, still fights for farmworker, and civil rights. Dolores Huerta was born in 1930 in Dawson, New Mexico.

The United Farm Workers website stated that the agreement was infringed. Because of this, Chavez’ father came to the conclusion that he should hire a lawyer. As stated in United Farm Workers, Chavez’ lawyer suggested that he take out a loan. Unfortunately, things did not go as expected for Chavez’ father.

In the contracted included rest periods, insurance, bathrooms, protective clothing against pesticides, banning discrimination, and prohibiting pesticide spraying while workers are in the field (Cesar Chavez Foundation, 2012). The way the workers are treated changed because the effort that Cesar Chavez made. He made people see that the farm works were valuable and they shouldn't be treated otherwise. Chavez’s hard work was recognized for

They sought what so many groups before them sought: better treatment, better pay and better work conditions. César Estrada Chávez was an important figure head behind this movement and his loyalty and dedication to this cause has made him an icon. The late César Chávez played an integral

Some would die due to the horrible working conditions such as no water, no breaks, and harsh labor. For these struggles to end farmers needed a new leader to fight for them and that 's when Cesar Chavez came along. When Cesar Chavez came along and took control he became an effective leader because he was willing to create a union, expose the working conditions, and his methods of boycotting. One of the reasons why Cesar Chavez was an effective leader was because he created a union.

The interest was so high that the Chavez couldn’t pay for it. As the result, they lost their house, their land, and everything. In 1939, Chavez and his family moved to California and became migrant farm workers after they lost their house and their land during the Great

The civil rights movement was a strong topic of discussion in politics during the mid-twentieth century. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement, was assassinated which caused many protests and calls for violence. In Cesar Chavez’s speech, he is telling the people that nonviolence resistance is the best way to go about the situation. Chavez’s uses juxtaposition, diction, and rhetorical appeals to strongly convey his argument about nonviolent resistance. To begin with, Chavez uses juxtaposition to contrast the effects of violent and nonviolent resistance.

Chavez asserts repeatedly that nonviolence is the only way for change to happen. The repeated use of “we”, “us” and “our” conveys the message to the audience that he is one of them. Chavez can relate to the farm workers based on his credibility (ethos) because of his past. Chavez went to work on the farm fields at a young age and knew exactly how the frustrated workers felt.

He insists on the fact that inhumane vengeance will lead to injury and death, as well as “demoralization”. This argument is greatly supported by the death of Dr. King Jr; his view of nonviolence helped to grow and mature the farm worker’s movement. Civil workers are guilted into supporting their fallen hero in order to fulfill his dying wish. Chavez instructs them to “overcome… [their] frustrations” and support their causes through methods of peaceful protests. Chavez, appealing to their sense of emotion, manages to persuade a disconnected society by desperately wanting to avenge Dr. King’s untimely