Letter: United Farmworkers' Complex and Contradictory History (opens in new tab)

In response to Jane Slaughter's interview of Frank Bardacke, I think Bardacke is right in pointing to the lack of democracy in the United Farmworkers as one reason why Cesar Chavez went unchallenged for so many years after sexually abusing women in the farmworker movement. The UFW had no structure between the ranch committee, the organization elected by workers at their individual employer, and the union convention, where the leadership was elected and empowered to make all decisions until th...