What do you think first when you see farmworkers in the fields?

Asked at Monterey County Employees Credit Union in Salinas.

Follow-up: Who is Cesar Chavez?

WILL SIGNORELLI | Salinas | Engineer

A: That they don’t get the day off.

Resume Builder: Cesar Chavez was an advocate for farmworkers.

DESIREE BARBA | Secretary for Department of Social Employment Services | Soledad

A: It’s touching, moving, beautiful. I’m a third generation Latina in the U.S.; my great grandparents went through a great struggle when they got here from Mexico. It’s intense because these people come here with nothing, and still struggle to make something of themselves.

Top Dog: Cesar Chavez set a very high standard for the Latinos in the U.S., through what he accomplished and stood for.

JESSE DELEON | Social Service Worker | Salinas

A: We need somebody to harvest the crops. The economy is dependent on that. Without them, our economy would be in turmoil.

Good Sign: A farmworker who was trying to set up the contracts for the farms. An icon.

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