Organizations/Acts Dolores Huerta has taken part of

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    Community Service Organization (CSO)

    The CSO helped with voter registration and economic help for Hispanics.
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    Agricultural Workers Association (AWA)

    This association provided English classes, helped with voter registration, health clinics, and credit unions
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    National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

    Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta partner up to help organize farm workers.

  • Aid For Dependent Families (“AFDC”)

    Huerta helped families gain aid. This act also helped farm workers get disability insurance.
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    United Farm Workers Union (UFW)

    Originally the NFWA, Huerta helped organize the 1965 Delano Graper Worker Strike. Huerta organized workers, came up with contracts, advocated for safer working conditions, and fought for unemployment and healthcare benefits.

  • Dolores Huerta "Si Se Puede"

    Huerta used this slogan during a rally in Arizona. This is the official slogan of the UFW, but it is also used by other organizations.

  • Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975

    This granted farm workers in California the right to organize for better working conditions and better pay.

  • 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act

    Due to Huerta's efforts, this act gave citizenship to undocumented immigrants who had entered the country before 1982.

  • Dolores Huerta Foundation is founded

    Huerta's organization focuses on health, the environment, education, youth development, and the economy.