Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria grew up in a farm worker family. That legacy wasn’t lost on her on Tuesday when a well-known labor activist and civil rights leader endorsed her 2020 campaign for Congress. In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta co-founded the organization that would become the United Farm Workers …
Read More »Labor Icon Dolores Huerta Arrested While Supporting A Wage Increase For Fresno County Caregivers
High-profile workers rights activist Dolores Huerta was one of several people cited with misdemeanor charges while protesting at a Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting today. The 89-year-old who helped establish the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez was calling for higher wages for caregivers. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies cited …
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