HJR17-1021 Summary

• Honors César Chávez on March 31, 2017, designated as "César Chávez Day" in Colorado, while also recognizing UFW cofounder Dolores Huerta for their labor rights advocacy.

• Acknowledges Chávez's life achievements including founding the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, which became the United Farm Workers of America, and leading nonviolent strikes and boycotts including a successful five-year grape boycott.

• Recognizes major labor reforms achieved by Chávez and the UFW including the first collective bargaining agreement for farm workers, union contracts requiring safety equipment and rest periods, bans on dangerous pesticides, and abolition of the short-handled hoe.

• Documents Chávez's death on April 23, 1993, and his posthumous recognition with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton in 1994.

• Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to state legislators, Dolores Huerta, the César Chávez Peace and Justice Committee, and various Colorado municipalities and officials who promoted the observance of César Chávez Day.