3-22-2019
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee has signed a measure designating April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day in Washington.
The measure honoring the Mexican-American social activist passed the Legislature earlier this week.
At Thursday’s signing, Inslee called Huerta a woman of “tremendous accomplishment” and that workers everywhere are indebted to her.
Huerta, who will turn 89 on April 10, is a labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded with Cesar Chavez what would become the United Farm Workers.