Union activist allegations. Cesar Chavez has been accused of sexual abuse.
Since his passing in 1993, the civil rights activist and labor leader who cofounded United Farm Workers (UFW) has been treated as a hero, with proposed road renamings and an official Cesar Chavez Day celebrated every year. This year's celebration was supposed to have occurred this week, but the UFW canceled the celebrations in light of new allegations accusing him of a years-long pattern of sexual abuse.
