March 17, 2023 Liliana Michelena The New York Times Can the United Farm Workers Rise Again? March 17, 2023 Liliana Michelena The New York Times Decades after Cesar Chavez made the union a power in California fields, it has lost much of its clout. Membership dropped precipitously, from 60,000 to 5,500. It hopes a new law will turn the tide.