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The Salad Bowl Strike and Cesar Chavez | Salt Lake City News
In 1970, a massive farm worker strike in California—known as the Salad Bowl strike—unleashed a powerful movement led by Cesar Chavez, involving 5,000 to 10,000 laborers. As lettuce prices soared and growers lost half a million dollars daily, tensions escalated with violence, including a bombing, and Chavez’s arrest for defying court orders. He immediately reignited action against six more companies upon release. The strike ended March 26, 1971, with a landmark deal granting UFW organizing rights—but friction lingered until 1977. While Chavez remains a towering figure in the fight for farm…
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