CHICAGO (WGN) – Following sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Chavez, some local activists and state leaders want to make sure farm workers and victims are properly honored. From ...

The change comes as Minnesota lawmakers unanimously supported a fast-tracked bill to rescind the observation of Chavez's ...

But, many have been reimagining, renaming, and pivoting on how to celebrate the day following the bombshell allegations of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New allegations claim farm workers rights icon Cesar Chavez raped union co-founder Dolores Huerta, and sexually assaulted at least ...

CALIFORNIA -- Cesar Chavez, the late farmworker organizer who became a national civil rights icon and co-founded the United Farm Workers, is accused of abusing "young women or minors," the union said ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as “Farmworkers Day,” moving quickly before the March 31 holiday. By Laurel Rosenhall San Jose, Calif., is where Mr. Chavez began ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise ...

For nearly a century, Washington’s farmworkers have been denied the basic labor rights afforded to nearly all other private sector workers. The results have been poor wages, dangerous working ...

As Colorado faces the closure of thousands of farms, lawmakers are debating farmworkers' overtime rights amid financial ...

The accusations of assault have rattled communities across the country that have revered the labor icon for decades. By Christina Morales, Manny Fernandez, Sarah Hurtes, Laurel Rosenhall and Shawn ...