When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support.
Along with Dolores Huerta, he cofounded the National Farmworkers Association. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse Jackson.
凱薩從小就與身為墨西哥裔美國移民農工的家人在農地裡勞苦地耕作,比誰都了解農工的惡劣處境。凱薩對外組成了工會,他積極卻非暴力的策略讓農民的處境成為全國關注的道德議題,也廣受各方的支持。
凱薩也與韋爾塔.朵樂絲一同創辦了「國家農場工人協會」,他的付出與貢獻讓他結交了許多好友與支持者,其中包含羅伯特.甘迺迪與傑西.傑克遜。