Baldemar Velásquez | |
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 Melvin Rios and Baldemar Velasquez at the Columbus, Ohio, Rally for Immigrants Rights on 2006-03-26. | |
| Born | February 15, 1947 |
| Occupation | Labor leader |
| Known for | President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee |
Baldemar Velásquez (born February 15, 1947)[1] is an American labor union activist. He co-founded and is president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO. He was named a MacArthur Fellow (also known as the "Genius Grant") in 1989, and awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle in 1994, the highest honor Mexico can bestow on a non-citizen.[2]