ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz plans no proclamation this year for a César Chavez Day in Minnesota. This week the New York Times published revelations that the hero of the 1970s farm labor movement, abused women and children sexually. The revelations suddenly cloud the Chavez legacy, Walz said. The governor said he is waiting for signals from the Legislature on proceeding further. California and other states have begun processes to rescind statutes that honoring Chavez. His birthday is March 31.He died in 1993 at age 66.
Chavez. In 1970s after successfully organizing public outrage against the farm industry’s labor abuses. His rallying cry: “Yes we can.”
