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Statement

April 7, 1966

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California

The right of agricultural workers around the country to organize into unions and bargain collectively has now been recognized in the fields of one grower in California, but only under the most difficult circumstances and after great effort. It should now be recognized under the law, for two reasons: first, so that field workers who want a union to represent them do not have to endure the hardships of a long organizational strike every time they have sufficient support for a union to bargain with one particular grower, and second, so that growers will have the protection of having an established machinery to determine without disruption whether there is in fact sufficient support among the workers for designation of a bargaining representative.

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.