Jesús Salas, a Mexican-American and third generation migrant worker, has been involved in nearly every aspect of the agriculture and migrant worker movement in Wisconsin over the last half century. From founding Obreros Unidos to being CEO of United Migrant Opportunity Services , Salas has led protests, marches, and organizing efforts to secure rights and improve conditions for himself, his family, and the migrant community during the 1960s and 1970s. Salas was a founder of Obreros Unidos – the United Workers union. The group organized a march from Wautoma to Madison in 1966 to protest migrant worker conditions as well as walkouts against the produce company Libby’s, and also joined forces with Cesar Chavez’s national boycott of grapes to expand its impact in Wisconsin. Mr Salas also joined up with Fr James Groppi in the first protest march on the Allen-Bradley Co. on Aug. 13, 1968, advocating for equality in hiring practices. Salas went on to become the first Latino CEO of United Migrant Opportunity Services  in 1969, and fought for equal opportunity for Latino students at UW-Milwaukee. Still later, he taught bilingual skills for 20 years at Milwaukee Area Technical College, lectured at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee, and from 2003-2007 served on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Today, he volunteers for Voces de la Frontera and speaks about his work advocating for the rights of migrant workers.