America mourns the passing of the dazzling and fearless farmworker organizer, Dolores Huerta. Dolores will be forever revered as a giant of the labor movement who stood with working people everywhere. May her righteous memory be a blessing to her family, friends and fellow activists.
Dolores Huerta, who founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, changing laws and the lives of thousands of laborers, died on Wednesday at 96. A skilled organizer, she coordinated walkouts and negotiated pathbreaking contracts with agribusiness. nyti.ms/3Ul92Na