Question

read the passage.

migrant farm workers

in the 1960s, migrant farm workers, who traveled to the u.s. for seasonal work, labored under horrible conditions. they were paid low wages, had no access to toilets in the fields where they worked, and lived in unheated shacks. how could farm laborers with no voice combat this problem? activists cesar chavez and dolores huerta joined forces to help them. they created a union called the united farm workers, or ufw, and organized california grape pickers to leave the fields and go on strike. they also initiated a boycott, convincing millions of people around the country to stop buying california grapes from

migrant growers. by 1970, many grape growers had signed an agreement with the ufw, promising higher wages, better working conditions, and health-care benefits.

what is the main, or central, idea of the passage?

in the 1960s, migrant farm workers worked in harsh environments for low pay, but they lacked a way to fight for better working conditions.

activists cesar chavez and dolores huerta cofounded the united farm workers union.

cesar chavez and dolores huerta organized farm workers to get better pay and working conditions.

Explanation:

The passage first presents the poor situation of migrant farm workers (low - wage, bad working and living conditions, no voice). Then it introduces that activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta helped them by creating a union, organizing strikes and boycotts. The result was that grape growers signed agreements for better pay and conditions. The first option only describes the problem of the workers; the second option only mentions the co - founding of the union. The third option encompasses both the actions of the activists (organizing) and the outcome (better pay and working conditions), which is the main idea.

Answer:

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta organized farm workers to get better pay and working conditions.