Richard Chavez spearheaded the construction of the United Farm Workers' union hall, which became its headquarters, in Delano, California.
Richard Chavez was a co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association with his brother Cesar Chavez and organizing leader Dolores Huerta, which would later become known as the United Farm Workers (UFW). In the early 1960s, Chavez would leave his job as a carpenter in order to assist Cesar Chavez in his effort to organize California farm workers. He transitioned from farm work to carpentry and moved to San Jose, California. He worked as a child migrant worker during the Great Depression. Ĭhavez was born to a migrant family on November 12, 1929, near Yuma, Arizona, on a family farm. Richard Chavez is credited with building the UFW into a major California agricultural and political organization. Chavez was the younger brother of labor leader César Chávez, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, now known as the United Farm Workers (UFW). Richard Estrada Chavez (Novem– July 27, 2011) was an American labor leader, organizer and activist.
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