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NYT Exposes Cesar Chavez Abuse Allegations, Lawmakers and Institutions Distance Themselves
The United Farm Workers and related organizations have canceled Cesar Chavez Day events following a New York Times report detailing sexual abuse allegations, including those from co-founder Dolores Huerta.
- On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the New York Times published a multi-year investigation alleging Cesar Chavez groomed and sexually abused young girls and women, while Dolores Huerta said Chavez sexually assaulted her in the 1960s.
- Amid the reporting, the Cesar Chavez Foundation said it would work with the United Farm Workers to create confidential channels for harm reporting and support.
- In an Instagram post, Huerta said she was manipulated and forced against her will in the 1960s, resulting in pregnancies she later arranged for others to raise, and explained 'I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for'.
- Several communities canceled Cesar Chavez Day events, including Duarte officials calling off the March 21 service, while L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis plans motions to rename the holiday and remove imagery.
- The Cesar Chavez Foundation pledged unequivocal support for victims and, with the Chavez family's backing, said it will work to redefine its identity going forward, while elected officials called for a full, transparent investigation.
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