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Chávez celebrations halted as allegations reshape legacy

The labor rights leader is accused of sexually abusing little girls and young women.

Axios

Chavez name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub

Monuments, city streets, elementary schools and other places honoring César Chavez’s name and the legacy of his labor movement stretch across states

The Independent UK

California renaming holiday after abuse allegations against activist

Chavez’s family said in a statement that they are devastated by the allegations

The Independent UK

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Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups

Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists

The Independent UK

Dolores Huerta Breaks 60-Year Silence, Says Cesar Chavez Raped Her and Fathered Secret Children

The legacy of civil rights icon Cesar Chavez faces turmoil as new allegations of misconduct and hidden children emerge, prompting a reevaluation of his contributions.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Dolores Huerta? Inside the Shocking Cesar Chavez Sexual Abuse Claims That Are Forcing a National Reckoning

The impact of Dolores Huerta's allegations against Cesar Chavez on the civil rights and farmworkers' movements, and how these revelations are reshaping his legacy and sparking national debates on accountability and remembrance.

International Business Times UK

Many work to reconcile César Chavez's labor rights activist legacy with sexual abuse allegations

Many people across the U.S. are working to reconcile the legacy of the long-admired Latino icon César Chavez with stunning allegations that he sexually abused girls and women

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César Chavez and Dolores Huerta led a movement that won better wages and conditions for farmworkers

Dolores Huerta and the late César Chavez are both credited with leading a movement that got growers to negotiate for better wages and working conditions for farm workers

The Independent UK

César Chavez Day celebrations disrupted across US amid sexual abuse allegations

Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta recently disclosed she was among those who claim to have been abused by Chavez

The Independent UK

Dolores Huerta says she was abused by Cesar Chavez: ‘My silence ends here’

UFW co-founder published her statement after sharing her story publicly for the first time with the New York Times

The Guardian - US

Civil Rights Icon César Chávez Accused Of Abusing Minors And Dolores Huerta In Bombshell Probe

New allegations against César Chávez, a key figure in the American labour movement, have surfaced, raising questions about his legacy.

International Business Times UK

Lawmakers and community leaders react to ‘indefensible’ Cesar Chavez sexual abuse allegations

New York Times report leads to multiple cancellations of events meant to celebrate the late labor organizer

The Guardian - US

César Chavez allegations expand as Dolores Huerta accuses him of sexual abuse

Huerta said she stayed silent for 60 years out of concern that her words would hurt the farmworker movement

The Independent UK

César Chávez allegations grow as Dolores Huerta speaks out

The labor leader says she stayed silent to protect the movement.

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Texas Observer

The Arc Doesn’t Bend Itself

A new memoir traces the evolution of a trailblazing civil rights group in Texas.

Latin Times

Who is Dolores Huerta, the Historic Latina labor activist who endorsed Kamala Harris?

Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with César Chávez in the early 1960s and is an influential voice among Latinos

Latin Times

Crisis in Ecuador: Prosecutor Investigating Takeover of TV Station by Armed Group is Murdered

César Suárez also investigated drug-trafficking cases. He was shot while in a car in Guayaquil

WEKU

Julie Chávez Rodríguez grew up in the labor movement. Now she runs Biden's campaign

Chávez Rodríguez is the granddaughter of labor leader César Chávez. President Biden has chosen her to run his reelection campaign.

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WEKU

Who is Julie Chávez Rodriguez, Biden's reelection campaign manager?

The granddaughter of the late labor leader César Chávez, Julia Chávez Rodriguez has a background in community organizing, politics and government.

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: Biden turns tables on Newsom by backing California farmworker bill

California farmworkers may struggle with clout in our state Capitol, but they definitely have friends in higher places.

Tribune News Service

Melinda Henneberger: Gov. Newsom’s choice: Back California farm workers or help the rich. Why is this so hard?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Once again, farm workers are marching the 335 miles from Delano to Sacramento in triple-digit heat, this time hoping to get California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make it easier for migrant workers to vote to unionize.

Chicago Sun-Times

August ‘Augie’ Sallas, who headed printers union, ‘knew a lot of people,’ dead at 86

He was chief of the Chicago Typographical Union Local 16 when it waged and settled a strike against the Chicago Tribune in the late 1980s and was active with the Little Village Community Council.

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