Chicago is among the cities grappling with labor leader César Chávez's legacy following new allegations of sexual abuse. The latest: A New York Times investigation this week reported allegations that ...

Workers cover a mural by Emigdio Vasquez featuring César Chavez at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, California on March 19, 2026. (Credit: Jae C. Hong/AP.) Listen Antonio Bustamante has kept a ...

Accusations of sexual abuse by the famed union leader and champion of farmworker rights Cesar Chavez broke his legacy and those who admired him. A version of this essay first appeared in the Up First ...

From streets to schools, parks, and libraries, the legacy of Cesar Chavez marks the Bay Area and beyond. That legacy is quickly coming undone amid allegations of sexual assault. SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) ...

Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona. As a young man, he was moved by Chavez and ...

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