US EditionNYT Exposes Cesar Chavez Abuse Allegations, Lawmakers and Institutions Distance Themselves
A New York Times report alleges Cesar Chavez sexually abused women and minors, prompting cancellations of events and calls to remove his name from public honors.
- 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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Dolores Huerta on Chavez abuse: The movement is bigger than any individual
Editor’s Note: On March 18, 2026, the New York Times published an extensive article—the result of years of investigative journalism—detailing accusations of sexual abuse by famed United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez. In the course of the Times reporters’ interviews, Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the UFW, said that she, too, was a survivor. Her statement to the labor movement and the public is printed below. In response to the allegations by H…
The revelations of a "New York Times" investigation into the Mexican immigrant son, an agricultural worker from the age of 10, aroused dismay in the country. Several states have already announced the cancellation of the March 31 celebrations, a day of tribute to this hero of the Latin people established by Barack Obama in 2014.
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* NY Times… Ana Murguia remembers the day the man she had regarded as a hero called her house and summoned her to see him. She walked along a dirt trail, entered the rundown building, passed his secretary and stepped into his office. He locked the door, as he always did when he called her, and told [...]
Labor icon Huerta accuses César Chavez of sexual assault
What happenedLabor leaders and state lawmakers on Wednesday scrambled to cancel or rename upcoming events celebrating United Farm Workers founder César Chavez after The New York Times reported it had “uncovered extensive evidence” he sexually abused multiple underage girls and women, including Dolores Huerta, the union’s co-founder and fellow labor icon. Huerta said in a statement that Chavez, who died in 1993, had pressured her into having sex …
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