Question

What the farm workers wanted wasn't excessive -- better pay (more than $1/hr), better working conditions (toilets, drinking water) -- yet the grape farmers refused. Why do you think the grape farmers refused such simple requests, and for so long?

Answer 1

your answer is "The work was rewarding and profitable for the farmer.

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Answer 2

History shows that when people are living in extreme poverty and you give them some extra money/hope; they will shortly revolt again and ask for more. So the grape farmers must have known this based on experience.