Honoring Cesar Chavez Day and UFW-Farm Workers

Today is Cesar Chavez Day, a day we honor the life and legacy of both the man and farm workers.  Today was also a day of action for farm workers and Union allies -- including CWA members -- who fanned out to major California cities and across agricultural areas to hold human billboards, asking CA Governor Newsom to sign the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act (AB 2183 - Stone).

As we prior shared, the Governor refused to meet on Cesar Chavez Day with the UFW and farm worker leaders about this critical bill.  The farm workers' response was to hold public events on 3/31 to make it clear to Gov. Newsom that a living legacy to Cesar is not just proclamations and holidays.  It's making a difference for the people Cesar dedicated his life to.

The UFW has reintroduced a new version of last year's Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act (AB 2183-Stone) and it has even more legislative support.  This vital bill aims to give more choices to farm workers when voting in their union elections without supervisors standing around intimidating them.  It also aims to give farm workers a fairer shot at having their voice heard. Without it, farm workers don't have a fighting chance.