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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~ENGROSSED~~
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5	5		LLS NO. R25-0961.01 Jessica Chapman x4636 HR25-1004
6	6		House Committees
7	7		HOUSE RESOLUTION 25-1004
8	8		C
9	9		ONCERNING RECOGNITION OF "CÉSAR CHÁVEZ DAY" AND101
10	10		HONORING DOLORES HUERTA.102
11	11		WHEREAS, Césario Estrada Chávez was born on March 31, 1927,1
12	12		on a small farm near Yuma, Arizona, and was raised by migrant farm2
13	13		workers; and3
14	14		WHEREAS, During the Great Depression, César Chávez's family,4
15	15		like many other families, became migrant workers. They joined hundreds5
16	16		of thousands of workers who followed crops to Southern California; and6
17	17		WHEREAS, César Chávez left school after eighth grade to labor7
18	18		in the fields and vineyards of the Southwest to help support his family;8
19	19		and9
20	20		WHEREAS, In 1944, at the age of 17, César Chávez joined the10
21	21		U.S. Navy and served his country until receiving an honorable discharge11
22	22		in 1946; and12
23	23		WHEREAS, After experiencing years of discrimination and unfair13
24		-	working conditions, César Chávez dedicated his life to improving the14 HOUSE
25		-	Final Reading
26		-	March 31, 2025
	24	+	working conditions, César Chávez dedicated his life to improving the14
27	25		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
28		-	Espenoza and Garcia Sander, Duran, Bacon, Barron, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown,
29		-	Camacho, Carter, Clifford, English, Froelich, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder,
30		-	Lindsay, Lindstedt, Lukens, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie, McCormick, Paschal,
31		-	Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Valdez,
32		-	Woodrow
	26	+	Espenoza and Garcia Sander, Duran
33	27		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
34	28		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
35	29		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. plight of farm workers; and1
36	30		WHEREAS, César Chávez and fellow activist Dolores Huerta2
37	31		formed the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, which later3
38	32		became the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), to help farm4
39	33		workers win equal rights and fair treatment; and5
40	34		WHEREAS, Dolores Huerta, who was born in Dawson, New6
41	35		Mexico, in 1930, became a focused activist, organizer, and feminist and7
42	36		brought forward a unique voice on behalf of women to ensure economic8
43	37		justice for all workers; and9
44	38		WHEREAS, In 1965, Chávez and Huerta organized a strike of10
45	39		California grape workers to demand higher wages and urged Americans11
46	40		to boycott table grapes as a show of support; and12
47	41		WHEREAS, César Chávez believed in the principles of13
48	42		nonviolence practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King,14
49	43		Jr., and used tactics such as boycotts, marches, strikes, and fasts to gain15
50	44		millions of supporters and new members for farm labor unions across the16
51	45		United States; and17
52	46		WHEREAS, By 1970, Chávez and the UFW had persuaded grape18
53	47		growers to accept union contracts and had successfully organized almost19
54	48		the entire industry; and20
55	49		WHEREAS, During a fast by Chávez in 1972, Dolores Huerta21
56	50		coined the phrase "¡Sí se puede!", which in English means "Yes, it can be22
57	51		done!", reflecting a conviction that workers can successfully organize and23
58	52		secure rights; and24
59	53		WHEREAS, The work of César Chávez was informed by his25
60	54		devout Catholic faith, and he favored images of Our Lady of Guadalupe26
61	55		at marches and demonstrations; and27
62	56		WHEREAS, In 1975, Chávez and Huerta and the UFW's efforts28
63	57		resulted in the California "Agricultural Labor Relations Act", a29
64	58		groundbreaking law protecting the right of farm workers to unionize; and30
65	59		WHEREAS, Chávez tirelessly devoted himself to making people31
66	60		aware of the struggles of farm workers and their need for better pay and32
67	61		safer working conditions; and33
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69	63		-2- WHEREAS, César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the UFW1
70	64		achieved the following:2
71	65		! The first collective bargaining agreement between farm3
72	66		workers and growers in the continental United States;4
73	67		! The first union contracts requiring rest periods, clean5
74	68		drinking water, hand washing facilities, and clothing6
75	69		protective against pesticide exposure;7
76	70		! The first ban on pesticide spraying while workers were in8
77	71		the fields and the first ban on DDT and other dangerous9
78	72		pesticides;10
79	73		! The first and only performing pension plan for retired farm11
80	74		workers;12
81	75		! The first union contracts regulating safety and sanitary13
82	76		conditions in farm labor camps and banning discrimination14
83	77		in employment and sexual harassment of female workers;15
84	78		! Abolition of the use of "el cortito", the infamous16
85	79		short-handled hoe that disabled generations of farm17
86	80		workers; and18
87	81		! Extension of state coverage for unemployment, disability,19
88	82		and workers' compensation to farm workers; and20
89	83		WHEREAS, On April 23, 1993, César Chávez died peacefully in21
90	84		his sleep in San Luis, Arizona; and22
91	85		WHEREAS, In 1994, President Bill Clinton posthumously23
92	86		awarded César Chávez the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest24
93	87		civilian honor in the United States; and25
94	88		WHEREAS, César Chávez influenced and inspired millions of26
95	89		Americans to seek social justice and civil rights for the poor and27
96	90		disenfranchised in our society; and28
97	91		WHEREAS, It is important to continue César Chávez and Dolores29
98	92		Huerta's legacies of advocating for the rights of agricultural workers,30
99	93		including efforts currently underway; now, therefore,31
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101	95		-3- Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-fifth1
102	96		General Assembly of the State of Colorado:2
103	97		That we, the members of the House of Representatives, honor3
104	98		March 31, 2025, as "César Chávez Day" in recognition of both César4
105	99		Chávez and Dolores Huerta, two inspiring leaders who have improved the5
106	100		working conditions, safety, and dignity of so many.6
107	101		Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to7
108	102		former State Senator Rob Hernandez, who, with State Representative8
109	103		Frana Mace, was the prime sponsor on Senate Joint Resolution 99-043,9
110	104		"Recognizing César Chávez"; former State Representative Fran Coleman;10
111	105		former State Senator Polly Baca; former State Senator Abel Tapia; each11
112	106		member of Colorado's congressional delegation; Dolores Huerta of the12
113	107		Dolores Huerta Foundation; the César Chávez Peace and Justice13
114	108		Committee of Denver, c/o Dr. Ramón Del Castillo, co-founder of the14
115	109		committee and retired professor and chair of the Chicana and Chicano15
116	110		Studies Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver;16
117	111		Woodbury Library in Denver; the members of the Pueblo City Council;17
118	112		César Chávez Academy in Pueblo; Denver Mayor Mike Johnston; and the18
119	113		members of the Denver City Council.19
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