California celebrates Farmworkers Day on Tuesday – not Cesar Chavez Day
Tuesday is being celebrated as Farmworkers Day in California, the first time the holiday has been observed since…
Santa Clara County Joins Gov. Newsom in Honoring Farmworkers Day
Santa Clara County officials today singled out labor leader Dolores Huerta, honoring her on the renamed Farmworkers Day…
LA Renames César Chávez Day to Farmworkers Day
California has officially renamed César Chávez Day after sexual abuse allegations California decided to make a shift from…
California renames Cesar Chavez Day after rape allegations | California
(The Center Square) – The California Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that renames Cesar Chavez Day…
César Chávez Day renamed to Farmworkers Day in California
By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters A sign of labor leader Cesar Chavez is held at a rally outside the…
Federal judge weighs H-2A wage cuts to CA immigrant farmworkers- CalMatters
By Sergio Olmos and Wendy Fry, CalMatters Protestors hold up signs and flags during a rally against H-2A…
Why erasing Cesar Chavez’s name for CA streets will take time
By Nadia Lathan and Nigel Duara, CalMatters A statue of César Chávez is covered with black fabric and…
Few recall Cesar Chavez’s meanness. I saw it firsthand
I interviewed Cesar Chavez at the end of 1991, and the venerated labor hero now being accused of…
California Democrats react to Cesar Chavez rape allegations- CalMatters
IN SUMMARY Leaders up and down California, many of whom were personally inspired by his life’s work, are…
Accusations of sexual abuse by Cesar Chavez detailed in newspaper investigation
Allegations of abuse that appear to be part of a larger pattern of sexual misconduct by late labor…
Local education leaders join march and celebrate César Chávez
What’s at stake? At an event celebrating César Chávez, a labor leader who helped organize farm workers alongside…
60 years later, the fight for farmworkers’ rights continues
This week marks 60 years since the Delano march, a significant event in the Civil Rights movement that…