Inside Cesar Chavez’s Labor Union, Women Faced a Culture of Sexual Abuse NYT - Top Stories By: Sarah Hurtes and Manny Fernandez 12 June 2026 at 10:00 Many of the women who helped lead the fight for Latino civil rights say they were quietly waging their own battles with harassment, misogyny and sexual assault inside the powerful United Farm Workers union. © Cayce Clifford for The New York Times