Cesar Chavez: What we know about ‘unspecified’ allegations against late United Farm Workers leader

The UFW made the explosive accusation public in a statement on Tuesday and said it would not participate in this year’s Cesar Chavez Day event on March 31.

Chavez was a civil rights icon who co-founded the UFW in 1962 and led the organization until his death in April 1993 at age 66. The union still represents nearly 5,000 farmworkers.

The union described accusation There are two categories, family is important and there are more serious things.

“Some of the reports were domestic matters and not the story we were telling or the place we were commenting. Even more disturbing are the allegations involving the abuse of young women or minors. The allegations that very young women or girls may have been victimized are shocking,” the union said.

The Cesar Chavez Foundation said it is working with the UFW to respond. “We are deeply shocked and saddened by the news we heard,” the statement said.

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“In the coming weeks, we will work with experts in such processes to work to establish an external, confidential, independent channel for those who may have been harmed by Cesar Chavez early in the UFW’s history,” the union said in a statement.

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March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day, a state holiday in California, Arizona, Washington and Utah. Chavez, who died in 1993, co-founded the UFW in the 1960s with activist Dolores Huerta.