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Filipino farm workers led by Larry Itliong launched the strike on September 8, 1965.
Mexican and Filipino workers united to form the United Farm Workers union in 1966.
The strike lasted five years and ended in a victory for farm workers in 1970.
Boycotts of non-union grapes were used to exert national economic pressure on growers.
The movement secured better wages, medical benefits, and the right to bargain collectively.
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