Dolores Huerta was a trailblazer and a true fighter for working...

Kirsten Gillibrand @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social Oct 28

Dolores Huerta was a trailblazer and a true fighter for working people.

Her legacy will live on in every union hall, farm field, and workplace where working people organize for fair wages, safe conditions, and the dignity they deserve.

nytimes.com

Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies

She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier. She was 96.

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