In 1970, César Chávez was the object of admiration by the liberal bourgeoisie for the victory that he had when 33 agricultural companies signed labor contracts with the United Farmworkers' Union, of which he was president. To him went the compliments, the cheers, the flattery and all kinds of praise; his was the crown of a great champion.

But for the workers who participated in the strikes and struggle, what were the compliments? None! That's because for capitalism, the workers are worth nothing. Those who are valuable are the rich, the politicians, the leaders of bourgeois organizations, of the bosses' unions.

In capitalism, from these kinds of reformist struggles come the opportunist leaders, those who presume to be fighters for the workers but who are in reality the real traitors.

I had an experience that illustrates this: A few years ago, I was invited by the UFW to a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the farmworkers' strike in Delano, California, because of which they won recognition of the United Farmworkers' Union. I attended for two reasons. First, because I was active in that long strike from the beginning to the end, and five more years that were no picnic.

And second, I wanted to have the pleasure of seeing and greeting old fellow fighters, men and women who fought together with me in that strike. After the meal, a woman organizer of the union approached me and said, "I have heard a lot about you and I wanted to meet you." Well, after we greeted each other, we continued talking about this and that. We talked about how many organizers the union had and how prepared they were, and why there were so many farmworkers without union representation.

To this she answered that the union had 35 organizers, but without any preparation. And talking about this, I also asked her, "And so today the union is celebrating the anniversary of the strike, because of its being the best weapon for farmworkers in struggle?"

"Yes, that's how it is," she answered me.

Then I added, "If the strike is the best weapon for farmworkers in the struggle, why does the union prohibit strikes by the farmworkers in the labor contracts?"

This question surprised her; she looked at me directly with her eyes open wide and answered, "Yes, that's true!"

If a union has so many organizers, but without adequate preparation, what politics do they use when they talk to the workers? And what kind of union is this? The reader can answer.

In communism, the revolutionary communist politicizing of the workers will be constant and therefore there will not be any politically ignorant workers. In this way, the society will be strong, well-structured and worthy of being communist.