Steven Greenhouse at The Guardian reports that for decades, the United Farm Workers (UFW) - a powerhouse under American Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez in the 70s - has declined in size and prominence, its Membership falling from 60,000 to around 6,000.  Now, after years of scant success in organizing, the UFW has something big to boast about: It has Unionized 500 Workers at five farms in New York State.  It’s the UFW’s biggest organizing success in years, and the first time the California-based Union has organized in the Northeast. The New York victories increase the Union’s Membership by 8%.  Some labor experts are describing these successes as “extraordinary, very surprising and welcoming”- adding they show new promise and energy for the UFW.

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