The United Farm Workers' Grape Boycott that began in 1966

This was caused by a demand for higher wages by laborers at began on September 8, 1965. Members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and National Farmworkers Association walked off from work due to low wages. By employing methods such as boycott, marches and grassroots organizations, attention to their plight as well as the plight of laborers came to the attention of the national media and the boycott ended with a collective bargaining in 1970.