Iconic labor leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96

All right, people are remembering the life and legacy of labor organizer Dolores Huerta after her death at the age of 96. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers Union with Cesar Chavez. She continued marching in protests and working with activists well into her 90s. Fox 4's Amelia Jones has more on how she is being remembered. Hi, Amelia. Hi there, Heather and Casey. Beyond her trailblazing work, Dolores Huerta is being remembered for her unwavering dedication, personal sacrifices, and selflessness. Tributes are pouring in to honor the life and legacy of Dolores Huerta. The labor leader and civil rights activist died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield, California, she was 96 years old. In her lifetime, she helped establish the National Farm Workers Association, fought for women's rights, and defended equality for all. A great humanitarian, a great person of love and compassion, a person that fought, a person that stood up, and a person that never, never gave up. Hilda Ramirez Duarte met Dolores Huerta on a number of occasions. The two exchanged numbers after a run in at the airport. Duarte says whenever she called Huerta, she was always eager to help. I felt that she was sincere and very passionate about what she was doing, and that she really cared. She wasn't motivated by money, she wasn't motivated by fame. What motivated her was to do justice, to have justice for the people that couldn't otherwise speak up. Her dedication to the work is a reason Duarte says Huerta didn't come forward about allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association until earlier this year. She kept working, she kept working because she knew what needed to be done and her personal things didn't matter at the moment. What was matter, what was at hand and that she took care of. And I think that's why she waited so long. In addition to her trailblazing efforts to make change across the country, she was a mother to 14 children. On the Dolores Huerta Foundation website, the family asked for privacy while they grieve, saying in part quote, we know that many of you around the world share in our mourning. And we will be following up on plans to recognize and celebrate her incredible life and legacy that includes people here in North Texas. The city of Grand Prairie posted on social media with photos of Huerta's visit last year during Hispanic Heritage Month and seeing the street named in her honor. The advice that she gave us was to get involved and stay out, work, do what you gotta do and vote. And this is the time to do that. A roughly $35 million project is underway to open the Dolores Huerta Peace and Justice Cultural Center in the Central Valley area of California. The foundation hopes to open the doors in fall 2027.