{"id":64401,"date":"2026-03-18T14:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/san-jose-labor-leaders-legacy-crushed-by-painful-allegations\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:30:05","slug":"san-jose-labor-leaders-legacy-crushed-by-painful-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/san-jose-labor-leaders-legacy-crushed-by-painful-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose labor leader\u2019s legacy crushed by \u2018painful\u2019 allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"
The San Jose community is grappling with allegations that labor leader Cesar Chavez abused women and children. The claims hit close to home for Northern California\u2019s largest city, which which was home to the late UFW co-founder and icon. Shocking allegations against Chavez claiming he abused young women and children have drawn condemnation from local leaders \u2014 including people who stood alongside Chavez in the early days of the farmworkers rights movement. That includes Dolores Huerta, who said in a social media statement that she herself was abused by Chavez. \u201cI am nearly 96 years old, and for the last…\u00a0<\/p>\n