A deeply reported New York Times investigation revealed instances of Cesar Chavez sexually abusing minors. Dolores Huerta released a statement March 18 accusing Chavez of twice raping her and explaining her silence ... .
The recent, horrific revelations that César Chávez sexually assaulted numerous women, some of them minors, demand that we revisit our state’s annual celebration of farmworkers ... As grandchildren of farmworkers, we share this passion.
We also recognize that the farmworker-rights and Chicano-rights movements were built by countless workers, organizers, and families whose contributions changed lives and strengthened communities.
Most farmworkers in the United States today aren’t represented by labor unions, but United Farm Workers is known by many as their voice ... Most farmworkers aren’t represented by labor unions ... farmworkers.
"This moment calls for honesty, it calls for reflection, and it calls for a renewed commitment to the values that the farmworker movement was built on" ....
Half Moon Bay is fleshing out its affordable housing and lease agreements for 555Kelly, an affordable housing development slated for senior farmworkers that was originally proposed in 2022 and has stalled in the negotiations and development phase ... .