{"id":1326,"date":"2019-02-15T13:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T21:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2019-02-15T13:10:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T21:10:59","slug":"saldana-bill-honors-civil-rights-activist-dolores-huerta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/alpha\/2019\/02\/15\/saldana-bill-honors-civil-rights-activist-dolores-huerta\/","title":{"rendered":"Salda\u00f1a bill honors civil rights activist Dolores Huerta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OLYMPIA \u2013 <\/strong>The Senate State Government will hear testimony today at 1:30 p.m. on legislation to recognize April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dolores Huerta, a feminist, civil rights\nactivist and labor leader, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and\nwas instrumental in California\u2019s adoption of the California Agricultural Labor\nRelations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers collective bargaining rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__app.leg.wa.gov_billsummary-3FBillNumber-3D5868-26Year-3D2019-26Initiative-3Dfalse&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=B73tqXN8Ec0ocRmZHMCntw&amp;r=ZCPjItCjEmLiFkVKIMKFX_-EWtcMfwCSXIl66wOflD0&amp;m=F7ZYNPv5qH-vUOq5XibFMjwusj-fsv9Y1cXfKncITrM&amp;s=F7lAIeA4Gd1opv5oXB6tDURLeGCK2B_VEyMBLOF-Vso&amp;e=\">Senate Bill 5868<\/a> is one of two bills sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Salda\u00f1a (D-Seattle) that focus on farmworkers\u2019 concerns. The other bill, <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__app.leg.wa.gov_billsummary-3FBillNumber-3D5693-26Initiative-3Dfalse-26Year-3D2019&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=B73tqXN8Ec0ocRmZHMCntw&amp;r=ZCPjItCjEmLiFkVKIMKFX_-EWtcMfwCSXIl66wOflD0&amp;m=F7ZYNPv5qH-vUOq5XibFMjwusj-fsv9Y1cXfKncITrM&amp;s=Qd8XAsgiICZRYc8RlIBEa_lY8-oKXU7_Ft159fwu2G0&amp;e=\">Senate Bill 5693<\/a>, addresses human trafficking and related employment violations by requiring transparency in agricultural supply chains. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvw.org\/watch\/?eventID=2019021252\">Watch the hearing here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cConsumers in our state who want to buy\nproducts that reflect their values have a right to know whether a company they\npurchase from is following through on its commitment to production integrity,\u201d\nSalda\u00f1a said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SB 5693 focuses on the largest corporate\nsellers and end users, including those who claim to have responsible standards\nfor their suppliers. The bill would increase transparency and accountability\nfor retail sellers and manufacturers of agricultural products with annual gross\nreceipts of $100 million or more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The companies would be required to\nobtain reports from suppliers about violations of employment laws including\nhuman trafficking, sexual harassment, or labor violations, and to disclose the\ninformation annually and post it on their company websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill is scheduled for executive\nsession in the Senate Labor &amp; Commerce Committee next Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 The Senate State Government will hear testimony today at 1:30 p.m. on legislation to recognize April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day. Dolores Huerta, a feminist, civil rights activist and labor leader, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and was instrumental in California\u2019s adoption of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers collective bargaining rights. Senate Bill 5868 is one of two bills sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Salda\u00f1a (D-Seattle) that focus on farmworkers\u2019 concerns. The other bill, Senate Bill 5693, addresses human trafficking and related employment violations by requiring transparency in agricultural supply chains. 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