Cesar Chavez visions didn't include just the traditional bread and butter issues of unionism. It was about reclaiming dignity for people who were marginalized by society. Over the years the UFW would become a significant political force, demonstrating that Mexican Americans could and would participate in electoral politics when their concerns were at stake. Chavez understood the relationship between economic issues and political participation. He was aware that the starting point for a growing wave of Latino activism and electoral activity. Being in charge of the UFW, Chavez had a few setbacks in gaining what he wanted for the people.In 1972 once the grape contracts had expired, growers sought out the powerful Teamsters Union. Both the grape and lettuce industry signed contracts with them that rolled back the UFW's hard fought gains. The UFW responded with strikes that led to the jailing of thousands. Many strikers were injured by violent attacks on the picket lines, and two were killed. The “inter-union” battle had left the public confused and made a new boycott against lettuce and grape growers difficult. This made Chavez look for a political solution, bringing then his support to Jerry Brown’s bid to become governor of California. This brought in return the privilege to engineer the nation’s first law giving farmworkers the right to union elections. The passage of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act in 1975 led to an overwhelming series of UFW election victories, and it seemed that Chavez had finally achieved his goal of organizing farm workers.