Attorneys who specialize in handling sex abuse cases say California laws could expose the UFW to major financial liability following explosive allegations against founder Cesar Chavez.

The organization that sprang from the grape fields found a home in the halls of power, in Sacramento and beyond.

The Carson City Council voted on Tuesday, March 24 to change the name of the upcoming Cesar Chavez Tribute to United Farm Workers Dignity Day.

Most farmworkers in the United States today aren’t represented by labor unions, but United Farm Workers is known by many as their voice.

Organizers behind the annual César E. Chávez March for Justice are now pointing to newly surfaced allegations involving the late labor leader as the reason for stepping back from this year’s event,

The union said allegations of “abuse of young women or minors” were concerning, and called some of the reports "family issues."

Latino leaders and elected officials say they are shocked by “deeply troubling” allegations against Cesar Chavez, one of the community’s most prominent civil rights icons, as planned annual

Due to recent revelations about United Farm Workers union labor leader César Chávez, for whom his March 31 birthday was designated as a holiday for state, county, city of Los Angeles workers — and also,