Outline on the United Farmworker Association

How did the United Farmworkers association (UFW) succeed in creating a social

movement founded on the plight of the farmworker that revolutionized the way an

entire people now live in this country?

I. Thesis and Intro

A. The farmworkers' movement became the catalyst for a revolution in the

way Mexicans would live and work in the United States due to the success of the UFW and the motivation it inspired.

B. There were three main attempts made by four different unions to

organize the oppressed farmworking communities in California but only Cesar

Chavez's UFW succeeded. The farmworkers' movement became the catalyst for a revolution in the way Mexicans would live and work in the United States due to the success of the UFW and the motivation it inspired. The UFW's cause, begun as a somewhat simple battle for basic human rights, laid the foundation upon which Mexican-Americans are able to work and live in this country today.

II. The UFW success was due mostly to its leadership, its organizational

structure, and its resourcefulness.

A. Leadership-Cesar Chavez

B. Organizational Structure- bottom-up versus top-down

C. Resourcefulness

III. The small movement started in California was propelled onto a national

platform and revolutionized the Mexican-American lifestyle because of the

motivation it inspired in this stagnant people.

A. Organized them for a common cause

B. Encouraged/promoted education

C. Gave them hope and created opportunities

IV. Conclusion