United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero said the rape allegations against the late labor leader César Chávez were “very difficult to hear,” and not something the organization expected. 

Chávez is widely-recognized as one of the most influential labor leaders in U.S. history, known for founding the United Farm Workers and for leading national boycotts to improve working conditions for farmworkers. 

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