{"id":1365,"date":"2019-03-18T13:28:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T21:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/?p=1365"},"modified":"2019-03-18T13:28:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T21:28:51","slug":"bill-honoring-civil-rights-activist-dolores-huerta-passes-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/alpha\/2019\/03\/18\/bill-honoring-civil-rights-activist-dolores-huerta-passes-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill honoring civil rights activist Dolores Huerta passes Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <br><strong>Versi\u00f3n en\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/saldana\/2019\/03\/19\/proyecto-de-ley-honrando-a-la-activista-de-derechos-civiles-dolores-huerta-es-aprobado-por-la-legislatura\/\">espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OLYMPIA \u2013 <\/strong>Today the Senate\npassed historic legislation to designate April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day as Ms.\nHuerta herself looked on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.leg.wa.gov\/billsummary?BillNumber=1906&amp;Chamber=House&amp;Year=2019\">House\nBill 1906<\/a>,\nsponsored by Rep. Lilian Ortiz-Self, honors Dolores Huerta, a feminist, civil\nrights activist and labor leader who co-founded the National Farm Workers\nAssociation in 1962 and was instrumental in California\u2019s adoption of the\nCalifornia Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers\ncollective bargaining rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huerta was at the Capitol today to\nparticipate in Latino Legislative Day activities with the Latino Civic\nAlliance. As she looked on from the gallery, several senators rose in support\nof the bill, which passed on a 44-0 vote.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a humble background, Huerta pursued\nan education as a single mom and became a teacher. Dismayed by the poor living\nconditions of her students, the children of farm workers, she joined movements\nto improve living and working conditions of farm workers, and also challenged\ngender discrimination within those movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a key leader and organizer of the\nfarm worker\u2019s rights movement, she fought against discrimination, stood up for\nthe rights of women, advocated to bring dignity to farm workers, and emphasized\nthe importance of building community. Over the years, she has worked on many\nissues, such as comprehensive immigration reform, income inequality, and the\nrights of women and those in the Latino community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWomen\u2019s History Month celebrates the\nvital role of women in American history, and Dolores Huerta is one of those\nwomen we recognize as instrumental in the fight for farm workers\u2019 rights,\u201d said\nSen. Rebecca Salda\u00f1a (D-Seattle). \u201cHer story resonates with many women from\nunderrepresented groups, and her work has paved the way for women like me in\nassuming leadership roles in their communities. This recognition sends a\nmessage about the importance of the leadership of women and people of color.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am proud that Washington will now\nhonor the legacy and recognize the remarkable life of a tireless worker, a\npassionate advocate and a true fighter,\u201d said Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self,\nD-Mukilteo, who prime-sponsored the measure and effectively steered it through\nthe legislative process to get it out of the House the first week of March. \u201cA\nwarrior whose unwavering quest for civil rights, equality and justice continue\nto make our nation a more perfect union. A woman who defiantly looked\noppression in the eye and said, enough. A Latina who pushed other Latinas to\nseek positions of leadership. An American who taught us that together we can do\ngreat things. <em>\u00a1S\u00ed se puede!<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDolores Huerta is a true American\nicon,\u201d said Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia). \u201cHer leadership in establishing the\nUnited Farmworkers Union helped to lift up some of the lowest-paid workers, who\nmake their living in backbreaking jobs harvesting our crops.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HB 1906 passed the House on March 4 and\nnow goes to the governor\u2019s office to be signed into law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Versi\u00f3n en\u00a0espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed. OLYMPIA \u2013 Today the Senate passed historic legislation to designate April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day as Ms. Huerta herself looked on. House Bill 1906, sponsored by Rep. Lilian Ortiz-Self, honors Dolores Huerta, a feminist, civil rights activist and labor leader who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 and was instrumental in California\u2019s adoption of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers collective bargaining rights. Huerta was at the Capitol today to participate in Latino Legislative Day activities with the Latino Civic Alliance. 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