- Prayer and Worship - Beliefs and Teachings - Issues and Action
- Catholic Giving - About USCCB A few decades ago, the plight of
farm workers was at the forefront of the nation’s attention.
Through the decades we read “The Grapes of Wrath” and then later
watched “The Harvest of Shame.” In the 60’s and 70’s people
boycotted, marched, and/or fasted in support of workers. This
past year, we were reminded, if only for brief moments, that the
plight of farm workers is still very much a serious concern.
United Farm Workers’ founder, the late Cesar Chavez, was honored
for his leadership and vision by the U.S. Postal Service with a
new commemorative stamp. And in the spring, we all watched in
horror as nearly one hundred immigrant farm workers were found
inside a locked tractor-trailer in the sweltering heat. Beyond
these occasional headlines, the hardships that farm workers and
their families continue to suffer are rarely on the evening news
but still have a claim on our conscience. Our Conference has
long stood by