r jobs. The bracero program began in Congress in 1942. Its purpose was to import seasonal contract laborers in times of labor shortages in the states. Apparently, the farmers would falsely claim labor shortages in order to import braceros. The wages that farmers paid the braceros was a lot lower than that they would have to pay the local workers. The farmers were also able to make their money back from the braceros by charging them excess for room and board. Cesar combated against the farmers by organizing boycotts, sit-downs and protests. All of Cesars accomplishments got him the state executive directorship for the CSO. He served this position for two years. In 1962, Chavez proposed that the CSO support a union movement for farm workers. The movement was brought to a vote a vote and rejected. During his time at the CSO, he had met Dolores Huerta, a woman who shared his passion for obtaining farm workers civil rights. His plan was to fight for the rights of the migrant and resident farm workers in California. To achieve this goal, Chavez set out to form a viable union among the thousands of disenfranchised farm workers. Chavez encountered many obstacles after the formation of his union and at the beginning of their strike. Aside from the fact that many of the workers were hesitant to join Chavez and go against their employer for fear of losing their job, Chavezs main dilemma was the growers themselves. Not only were the growers stubborn to their demands and did not want to hear what they had to say, but they would also simply hire Mexican immigrants as strike breakers. Eventually, Chavez succeeded in organizing a union composed of both immigrants and citizens of Mexican heritage. On September 15, 1965 Chavezs Farm workers Association joined the Filipino grape pickers in Delano. They had begun a strike to protest low wages and bad living conditions, it was called the Delano Plan. Cesar made people aware of the struggl...
