"It's unforgivable. Any abuse of a woman or a child, anything like that, is unforgivable. ... We don't justify it. We don't accept it. That's not who we are. The victims, what they went through, we could not imagine. We need to understand that they were very courageous to speak out."
"A report by the New York Times published Wednesday said Chavez, a co-founder of the storied union, had sexually abused two minors, and co-founder Huerta said he had raped her in the 1960s."
"He was our great leader. It's a strategy of the devil. It's a lie."
Allegations that Cesar Chavez sexually abused girls and assaulted labor activist Dolores Huerta in the 1960s and 1970s have shocked the farmworker community. UFW president Teresa Romero condemned the accused acts, emphasizing the organization's support for victims and recognition of their courage in speaking out. However, reactions among farmworkers vary significantly. Some doubt the accusations or view them as strategic attacks, while others worry the scandal could undermine their ongoing fight for fair wages and better working conditions. The revelations emerged as farmworkers gathered in Fresno for a union rally addressing wage theft and Trump administration policies affecting foreign worker wages.
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