Immigration-rights advocates were rallying Wednesday in Bakersfield in conjunction with the national Day of Action, joining events across the country to promote a pathway to citizenship, the local Service Employees International Union said.

Kern County's Dolores Huerta, an icon in the fight for immigrant and female rights, is being inducted into the California Hall of Fame alongside Hollywood legend Warren Beatty and Hall of Fame football quarterback Joe Montana.

Members will collect new and unwrapped toys between 5 and 8 p.m. at the corner of Eye and 19th streets during this week's First Friday arts event.

The city of Weslaco, Texas, is honoring United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta by naming a street after her.

President Barack Obama on Monday designated the home of Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez as a national monument, calling Chavez a hero who brought hope to millions of poor, disenfranchised farm workers who otherwise might have remained "invisible" to much of the nation.

President Barack Obama on Monday announced the establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif. Here's the uncut speech made by the president at La Paz.

The actor is a long time ally of organized labor and comes to Bakersfield to receive a Humanitarian award from the United Farm Workers Union.