The second grape boycott began in 1973 and received more widespread support than the recent one.Ī 1975 Harris poll found 17 million Americans were boycotting grapes, according to the UFW. The first boycott ran from 1967 until 1970, when growers signed their first contracts with the UFW. ''Of course we're happy to not have table grapes on any official boycott list.'' ''I think it makes sense for them to call it off,'' said Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission. In recent years the UFW has not focused any energy on the boycott and the table grape industry has continued to grow.
''Cesar Chavez's crusade to eliminate use of five of the most toxic chemicals plaguing farm workers and their families has been largely successful,'' said UFW President Arturo Rodriguez. UFW co-founder Cesar Chavez called for the boycott on June 12, 1984, as a way of focusing on the spraying of dangerous pesticides. In time for Thanksgiving, the United Farm Workers union ended its 16-year ''Wrath of Grapes'' boycott Tuesday - halting the longest of its three California table grape boycotts.
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