Chavez picketed with Culinary Local 226 as Frontier employees embarked in one of the longest labor protests in history, just months before his death in 1993.
In a statement, union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge condemned any abuse of power, sexual misconduct or violence against women or children.
“The labor movement has always been bigger than any one person,” he said. “While Cesar came to our picket lines, strikes, and supported Culinary union members, no leader or legacy is more important than the rank-and-file workers who are organizing to win a better future for themselves and their families.”