Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder, dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, the labour leader who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez, died on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at the age of 96. Family spokesperson Erik Olvera said she died of cancer at her home in Bakersfield, California. The Dolores Huerta Foundation announced the death on its website.