HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Cesar Chavez Nonprofits Sued For Ignoring Union Leader's Sex Abuse
One of the organizers who says she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him.
NYTIMES (Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hurtes) - New Accuser Sues Foundations With Ties to Cesar Chavez
The lawsuit, the first of its kind since revelations against the union leader emerged this year, accuses two foundations of failing to prevent “abusive, rogue and inappropriate” behavior.
NYTIMES (Sarah Hurtes and Manny Fernandez) - Inside Cesar Chavez’s Labor Union, Women Faced a Culture of Sexual Abuse
Many of the women who helped lead the fight for Latino civil rights say they were quietly waging their own battles with harassment, misogyny and sexual assault inside the powerful United Farm Workers union.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Scott Greer) - Cesar Chavez Was No Border Hawk
The labor organizer has been outed as a sex predator. The post Cesar Chavez Was No Border Hawk appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Cesar Chavez Was No Border Hawk The labor organizer has been outed as a sex predator. The venerable Hispanic activist Cesar Chavez is venerated no more. After the New York Times reported that he sexually abused women and girls, the union organizer was posthumously cancelled . States and cities announced they would stop celebrating Cesar Chavez Day and many streets and plazas dropped his name. The sudden cancellation likely marks the end of attempts to turn Chavez into the Hispanic MLK. Some conservatives see something else at work here. They claim Chavez was a border hawk and imply the sexual abuse claims were a convenient…Open
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - The surprise winners of Trump's immigration wars
If you're an immigrant worker in the U.S. right now, you've got a better shot landing a visa as a farmer than a tech worker, researcher, doctor or nurse . Why it matters: The Trump administration's crackdown on H-1B visas is crushing sectors that rely on high-skilled immigrant workers, while seasonal programs for farm workers have gotten a pass. - "There was all of this hype that Trump would be friendly toward high-skilled immigration and harder on low-skilled immigration," said Sam Peak, an immigration expert at the Economic Innovation Group. - The opposite has been true, including an admission from the administration that seasonal farm labor jobs can't be filled with Americans. The big picture: Huge new fees ($100k a pop for H-1B…
NYTIMES (Shawn Hubler, Sarah Hurtes and Manny Fernandez) - Inside La Paz, the California Mountain Compound Led by Cesar Chavez
In his remote headquarters, the United Farm Workers leader began to see himself as not just a union leader, but a visionary healer.
NYTIMES (Laurel Rosenhall) - California Renames Cesar Chavez Holiday After Sex Abuse Revelations
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to rename Cesar Chavez Day as “Farmworkers Day,” moving quickly before the March 31 holiday.
NYTIMES (Tim Arango) - In San Jose, a Reckoning Over Cesar Chavez Is Only Beginning
Mr. Chavez began organizing in San Jose, Calif., in the 1950s and once lived there. After revelations of sexual abuse by the labor leader, the city and his old neighborhood confront his legacy.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Victor Davis Hanson) - Who Was Cesar Chavez—and Who Will He Become?
Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers, eventually became the symbolic leader of the entire Mexican American community of the 1960s and 1970s. Indeed, […] Source
NYTIMES (Jesus Jiménez) - Chavez Revelations Force Teachers to Rethink How They Teach His Legacy
In classrooms across the country, educators are weighing whether to shift focus from Cesar Chavez to the broader labor movement he helped lead.