The Brief
- Legendary civil rights leader and labor activist Dolores Huerta died Wednesday at age 96, her family announced.
- As co-founder of what became the United Farm Workers union alongside Cesar Chavez, Huerta spent decades championing higher wages, health benefits and safer conditions for farmworkers.
- Tributes poured in from local leaders, including Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who praised Huerta as a lifelong mentor and trailblazer for Latinas in public service.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – California’s iconic labor leader and civil rights activist, Dolores Huerta, has died at the age of 96, her family said on Wednesday.
What we know:
The Huerta family shared the news of her passing on social media. …