US labor leader Dolores Huerta dead: family

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The Guardian left
Huerta co-founded United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, improving pay and conditions for farm workers Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Dolores Huerta, an iconic 1960s labor union leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday in California at the age of 96, her family said. Huerta was co-founder with Cesar Chavez, another veteran unionist and political activist, of the United Farm Workers union (UFW), which was credited with improving pay and conditions for agricultu
The New York Times left
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
The Washington Post left
Breaking news: Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields, has died. She was 96. Huerta died of cancer Wednesday at her home in California, surrounded by family. https://wapo.st/4yOSBqN
CNBC left
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
CNN left
Dolores Huerta, a pioneering labor organizer and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s, has died at 96, her family said in a statement. https://cnn.it/4iMPEBd
NPR left
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry. n.pr/4kk9HZU

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NY Post Metro right
Dolores Huerta, a pioneering figure in California’s labor and farmworker movement in the 1960s, who later aired rape claims against Cesar Chavez, has died at the age of 96, her family announced in a social media post.

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US labor leader Dolores Huerta dead: family
Reuters
Dolores Huerta, US labor leader and force for human rights, dies at 96 reut.rs/4ss22eh