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An intense champ for migrant workers’ rights, she co-founded the United Farm Workers with César Chávez in the 1960s.
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Oct. 28, 2026, 12:26 PM EDT
Dolores Huerta, an icon of the labor motion in California who co-founded the United Farm Workers, passed away Wednesday at the age of 96, her household revealed.
“As you can picture, this is an extremely challenging time for us, and we request personal privacy as we grieve this extraordinary loss to our household,” her household stated in a post on social networks. “We understand that a number of you around the globe share in our grieving, and we will be acting on strategies to acknowledge and commemorate her extraordinary life and tradition.”
Huerta was a strong champ for the rights of migrant workers, arranging strikes and boycotts versus farming business in California and working out agreements with strong advantages for employees in the 1960s. Together with César Chávez, Huerta co-founded the company that ultimately ended up being the United Farm Workers.
Previously this year, Huerta exposed to The New York Times that Chavez raped her inside a vehicle in 1966. She likewise stated she felt forced to make love with him in a hotel space throughout a work journey in 1960. 2 of her 14 kids are the outcome of those encounters with Chavez, she informed The Times.
Huerta’s accounts of sexual attack by Chavez came together with accusations that he groomed and sexually mistreated girls who operated in the labor rights motion.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim
Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking news press reporter for MS NOW. She was formerly a senior press reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
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