Farm Worker Victories
Farm
worker activism continued alongside the protests on
campus and in Seattle. In the 1980s the United
Farm Workers launched a campaign to organize workers
in the state’s wine industry.
After a long boycott, the UFW and Chateau Ste. Michelle winery signed the first union contract for farm workers in Washington state.
Rosalinda Guillen was the principal
organizer of the successful Chateau Ste.
Michelle campaign.
After a long boycott, the UFW and Chateau Ste. Michelle winery signed the first union contract for farm workers in Washington state.
Rosalina Guillen was
working at a bank when she heard of the Chateau Ste. Michelle campaign. She quit
her job to become an organizer for the farm workers union. (1.4 min)