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eter sear SERRE IRE pesaETeerermicreesvesh advised on 9/4/73 that Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers Union 57-30054) Director, was in Honolulu, Hawaii, attempting to organize boycotting of grapes in that state. 157-30054-21 p.1 (14) 105-184369-9-201 p.8 (6y The following references in the files captioned "National Farm Workers Association" (NFWA}), "United Farm Workers" and "United Farm Workers Organizing Committee" pertain to the activities of Cesar E. Chavez as the founder and Executive Director of the NFWA from 1/24/56 to 2/18/74 in Arizona, California, Lllinois, Ohio, Oregon and WDC. The purpose of the NFWA was supposedly to improve the wages and living conditions of the migrant farm worker. Chavez sent letters and pamphlets to universities to Delano, Calif. during the summer of 1966 to assist in organizing the farm workers. He spoke at rallies and demonstrations sponsored by the NFWA and was arrested once for illegal use of a loud speaker. As the leader of the NFWA, Chavez led strikes to protest illegal organizing activities and other practices by the teamsters union. Chavez embarked on a seven-week tour of the US in regard to the UFW grape boycott against growers using pesticides as well as another nationwide tour to dramatize his efforts to boycott the sale of non-union harvested lettuce and sale of this lettuce by A and P chain grocery stores. Chavez requested the Justice Department to conduct an investigation for possible Federal violations regarding the dynamiting of UFW offices and threats of bodily harm to Union members. He was Publisher of the newspaper “El Malcriado" which was the official voice of the NFWA. Background data set out. REFERENCE SEARCH SLIP PAGE NUMBER 100-444762-1 p.1,2 (4) -~3 p.l; ep.l (4) -12 ep.2-4 (4) -15 ep.1,2 (17). -26 ep.l (24) . -31 p.l (5) (21) (continued) og, a a ae ig pe RE OO a, Le Fe NL rit OR aed ge NA BY PSE et PO te