 While Chavez had been focusing on Salinas, his brother Richard had been tasked with overseeing the UFW's activities in Delano.In early 1972, Richard visited Chavez and confronted him about the problems in Delano, telling him that the union was losing support among farmworkers and that they were in danger of losing the contracts when they came up for renewal.In Richard's opinion, Chavez was losing touch with the union's membership.