eliseo medina joined his family at the delano grape strike at the age of 19. at the age of 20, he was an organizer in the difficult and sometimes violent campaign, as an organizer under cesar chavez. he was trained by both cesar and fred ross, sr. he became an organizer for the campaign in chicago. he worked with the sugar cane workers of florida in the campaign against the slave like conditions of the workers in florida. since then, he has not stopped being an organizer. an organizer for all working people in the workplace and a fighter for all working people for social and economic justice. he also has been a monumental leader in the fight over the last two decades for immigration reform. a monumental national leader for immigration reform. in california, he has been the primary leader for how we look at building a voter outreach program to all latino voters, not just union members, in terms of voter registration, contact, and get out the vote. he is a union organizer par ex cellance and a community organizer like no other. he is a primary leader in californ