What is Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee?
The Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee were the union behind the [[1965 Grape Boycott]], led by Larry Itliong & Ben Gines, in order to get an increase in hourly pay, 1.25$ to 1.40$, as well as better working conditions and hours. It began as predominantly Filipino, then proceeding to have a large number of Mexican workers joining as a bid to stop the grape sellers from undercutting their efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Workers United: The Delano Grape Strike and Boycott (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/workers-united-the-delano-grape-strike-and-boycott.htm|access-date=2023-09-12|website=www.nps.gov|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Trade unions in the United States]] {{US-stub}}