(KTLA) — Upcoming and future events marking the legacy of Cesar Chavez are in doubt after “deeply troubling” abuse allegations surfaced involving the labor rights icon, the United Farm Workers said Tuesday.
“Some of the reports are family issues, and not our story to tell or our place to comment on,” UFW said in a statement. “Far more troubling are allegations involving abuse of young women or minors. Allegations that very young women or girls may have been victimized are crushing.”
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The union announced it would not be participating in any Cesar Chavez Day activities, held annually in California and across the nation, on March 31.
Chavez, a Mexican American born in Yuma, Arizona, died in 1993 at 66. He first worked as a manual laborer, then moved into activism, organizing strikes and marches to support migrant workers. He later co‑founded the National Farm Workers Association, which eventually became the UFW…