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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh and agencies

California moves to rename Cesar Chavez Day after sexual abuse allegations

A mural of a man with an eagle symbol above the letters 'NFWA'
A Cesar Chavez mural in San Francisco. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

California quickly moved to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Farmworkers Day in the wake of allegations the labor leader abused women and girls.

Less than two weeks before the annual holiday celebrating Chavez, the California state assembly and state senate said they were introducing a bill to redesignate the day.

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