Labor organizations drop Cesar Chavez celebrations after sexual abuse allegations

Published March 18, 2026 1:51pm ET



Labor organizations across the United States canceled celebrations of civil rights icon Cesar Chavez after a bombshell investigative report published on Wednesday uncovered allegations of pedophilia and sexual abuse.

Chavez, who died in 1993, became an icon of Latino civil rights through his activism for farm workers and Hispanic Americans, often compared to other influential leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.

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