Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96
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US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96Dolores Huerta, US labour leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96
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- 28 Oct, 15:43Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 965 outlets
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- 28 Oct, 22:48Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’2 outlets
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Wed, 28 October 2026
31 reports- Google News - Top Stories15:43first to report
Dolores Huerta, pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96 CNN Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies The New York Times Dolores Huerta, labor activist and civil rights icon, dies at age 96 CBS News US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96 BBC Reactions to death of labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta KGET.com
- El País (Spain)15:45Muere Dolores Huerta, icónica defensora de los derechos de los trabajadores migrantes, a los 96 años
La sindicalista fundó la mayor agrupación de campesinos en Estados Unidos junto a César Chávez, a quien luego acusaría de haberla violado
- abc15.com15:46
Labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the organization that became the United Farm Workers, has died at 96.
- Axios15:46
Dolores Huerta , the pioneering labor organizer who co-founded the United Farm Workers and coined the rallying cry "Sí, se puede," died Wednesday at 96, her family announced on her Instagram account. Why it matters: The civil rights legend helped lead strikes and boycotts, fought to expand rights for Hispanic Americans and became a powerful kingmaker in politics. What they're saying: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of...
- fox5atlanta.com15:51
California's iconic labor leader, Dolores Huerta, has died at the age of 96, her family said on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy of community activism that her protégés say should last on because of how she led and trained them.
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- ktvu.com28 Oct, 15:51their copy
- news4jax.com15:52
Dolores Huerta has died.
- foxla.com15:58
California's iconic labor leader Dolores Huerta has died at the age of 96, her family announced on Wednesday.
- NPR News16:10
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.
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- PBS NewsHour28 Oct, 16:36their copy
- Google News - Top Stories16:10
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 NPR US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96 BBC Dolores Huerta, labor leader and avid jazz fan, dies at 96 NPR Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies The New York Times Dolores Huerta, Chicana activist and defender of farmworker rights, dies at 96 The 19th News
- iheart.com16:32
Dolores Huerta, a key figure in the farmworker labor movement and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96. Known for her slogan "Si, se puede," she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and revealed in 2026 that Cesar Chavez had abused her.
- iheart.com16:32
Dolores Huerta, a key figure in the farmworker labor movement and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96. Known for her slogan "Si, se puede," she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and revealed in 2026 that Cesar Chavez had abused her.
- iheart.com16:32
Dolores Huerta, a key figure in the farmworker labor movement and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96. Known for her slogan "Si, se puede," she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and revealed in 2026 that Cesar Chavez had abused her.
- iheart.com16:32
Dolores Huerta, a key figure in the farmworker labor movement and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96. Known for her slogan "Si, se puede," she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and revealed in 2026 that Cesar Chavez had abused her.
- The Guardian World16:40
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, a celebrated 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...
- El Pais English16:43
The labor leader co-founded the largest farmworkers’ union in the US alongside César Chávez, whom she would later accuse of having raped her
- The Hill16:48
Labor movement leader Dolores Huerta, who founded the United Farm Workers alongside Cesar Chavez, has died at age 96, her family said Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96,” her family wrote on Instagram. “As you can imagine, this is...
- Le Monde (France)17:00
Cette Américaine d’origine mexicaine est une figure de la lutte pour les droits civiques. Elle a cofondé le syndicat United Farm Workers.
- Libération (France)17:32
Elle avait cofondé le syndicat United Farm Workers et fait des droits des travailleurs agricoles le combat d’une vie. L’activiste s’est éteinte chez elle, ce mercredi 28 octobre, des suites d’un cancer.
- news4jax.com17:46
Dolores Huerta's death has sparked an outpouring of emotions from activists, including many who credit the civil rights icon with inspiring them to become public servants and community organizers.
- ktvu.com18:29
Dolores Huerta was co-founder of what eventually became the United Farm Workers union and the face of a movement that for decades aimed to empower the lives of workers through higher wages, health benefits, pensions and improved safety.
- newson6.com19:30
Huerta is known for her activism that spanned decades, and as the first Latina inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Her image graces many murals, and streets bear her name.
- Google News - Top Stories19:31
Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies The New York Times Photos of Dolores Huerta’s lifetime of advocacy for farmworkers and civil rights AP News Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 NPR Southern Nevada leaders honor Dolores Huerta's legacy of advocacy KSNV Photos: How Dolores Huerta embodied seven decades of the labor movement San Francisco Chronicle
- indiatimes.com19:37
Dolores Huerta, who helped lead the nationwide grape boycott in the 1960s, has died at 96. Her work alongside César Chávez brought national attention to California farmworkers conditions and helped advance the movements fight for better wages, working conditions and collective bargaining rights.
- iheart.com20:30
Dolores Huerta, a key figure in the farmworker labor movement and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96. Known for her slogan "Si, se puede," she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and revealed in 2026 that Cesar Chavez had abused her.
- iheart.com20:30
Dolores Huerta, a key figure in the farmworker labor movement and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, has died at 96. Known for her slogan "Si, se puede," she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 and revealed in 2026 that Cesar Chavez had abused her.
- wkjc.com20:30
Dolores Huerta on Nov. 30, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (JC Olivera/Getty Images for State of the Art)Labor icon Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers, has died at 96, her family said.
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- wjtn.com28 Oct, 20:30their copy
- Google News - Top Stories21:59
Dolores Huerta, activist and labor leader who advocated for farmworkers, dies at 96 KCRA US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta dies aged 96 BBC Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’ The Guardian Huerta Is Remembered as a Labor Champion With a Multidimensional Legacy The New York Times Longtime Labor Organizer Dolores Huerta Dies at 96 WSJ
- PBS NewsHour22:10
Dolores Huerta, the pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon, died Wednesday from cancer at her home in Bakersfield, California. Amna Nawaz looks back at Huerta's life and legacy.
- The Guardian World22:48
Lawmakers, activists and union leaders across the US remember the co-founder of United Farm Workers union Following the news that Dolores Huerta – the civil rights icon who popularized the rallying cry “Sí, se puede! – had died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, activists, lawmakers and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Hureta’s long and lasting legacy. In California – where Huerta helped found the United Farm Workers (UFW) union – her death was deeply felt. It was in California’s central valley...
- Google News - Top Stories22:50
Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’ The Guardian Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies The New York Times Becky G Remembers 'True Legend' Dolores Huerta: 'Knowing You is One of My Life's Greatest Joys' Rolling Stone Dolores Huerta Spoke To Forbes About Her Legacy And Continued Activism 1 Year Before Her Death Forbes Longtime Labor Organizer Dolores Huerta Dies at 96 WSJ
- South China Morning Post23:33edited after publishing
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US civil rights icon Dolores Huerta dies at 96Dolores Huerta, the US labour leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the lives of migrant workers, has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 96. For nearly four decades Huerta was vice-president of the United Farm Workers, the union she founded with Cesar Chavez, organising strikes and walkouts that won improvements in working conditions for the millions of men and women who labour in US fields. “We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has...
Thu, 29 October 2026
7 reports- democracynow.org00:00
The legendary labor organizer, feminist and civil right activist Dolores Huerta has died at the age of 96. She worked closely with Cesar Chavez. They were both co-founders of the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and then the United Farm Workers of America in 1966. The United Farm Workers was formed as a merger of the National Farm Workers Association and the Filipino-led Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee. From 1965 to 1970, the union organized the historic Delano grape strike,...
- news3lv.com00:19
Las Vegas community leaders are remembering civil rights and labor activist Dolores Huerta for her decades of advocacy...
- Google News - Top Stories00:41
Dolores Huerta, resolute champion of workers’ rights, dies at 96 The Washington Post Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies The New York Times Sacramento institutions honor Dolores Huerta’s legacy of advocacy and service KCRA Dolores Huerta Spoke To Forbes About Her Legacy And Continued Activism 1 Year Before Her Death Forbes Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’ The Guardian
- ksat.com04:01
Dolores Huerta fought for causes even in her golden years, when many others would be enjoying retirement.
- Le Monde (France)11:42
L’infatigable militante s’était notamment illustrée dans les années 1960 et 1970 en Californie en organisant la lutte des ouvriers agricoles latinos. Elle a également été l’une des figures américaines de la lutte féministe. Elle est morte le 28 octobre, à 96 ans.
- inquirer.com16:30
No one else so celebrated the possibilities of what we could bring into being if we just got off the sidewalk and walked into history together, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias.
- dailybulletin.com19:21
The civil rights icon, who died on Wednesday at 96, spoke at artist Robert Vargas' mural site just months ago. Her voice was loud then. Her spirit was alive and well at a Wednesday night vigil.