/tags/cesar-chavez Cesar Chavez en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:48:44 GMT /government/2025-04-16/fort-worth-official-wants-to-make-cesar-chavez-day-a-paid-holiday-it-would-cost-3-4m In an effort to honor Latino history and further representation across the city, Fort Worth City Council member Carlos Flores wants to make Cesar Chavez Day a paid holiday for all city employees. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:48:44 GMT /government/2025-04-16/fort-worth-official-wants-to-make-cesar-chavez-day-a-paid-holiday-it-would-cost-3-4m Cecilia Lenzen | Fort Worth Report /government/2024-08-20/tarrant-county-keeps-cesar-chavez-day-as-residents-ask-to-preserve-holiday-in-the-future Tarrant County was considering switching out Cesar Chavez Day for Veterans Day on the county calendar. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:11:47 GMT /government/2024-08-20/tarrant-county-keeps-cesar-chavez-day-as-residents-ask-to-preserve-holiday-in-the-future Miranda Suarez /government/2024-08-19/tarrant-county-cesar-chavez-day-removal-veterans-day Cesar Chavez Day has been recognized in Tarrant County since 2001. A proposed agenda item that was removed as of Monday afternoon would have replaced it with Veterans Day. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:32:11 GMT /government/2024-08-19/tarrant-county-cesar-chavez-day-removal-veterans-day Megan Cardona /2023-07-26/they-put-food-on-our-tables-but-live-in-the-shadows-this-man-is-fighting-to-be-seen Jose Martinez has picked America's food for decades. With all that experience on different farms, he saw workers lacking labor protections. Now he works to give farmworkers more rights. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:01:07 GMT /2023-07-26/they-put-food-on-our-tables-but-live-in-the-shadows-this-man-is-fighting-to-be-seen Ximena Bustillo, Andrea Hsu /2023-05-05/julie-chavez-rodriguez-grew-up-in-the-labor-movement-now-she-runs-bidens-campaign Chávez Rodríguez is the granddaughter of labor leader César Chávez. President Biden has chosen her to run his reelection campaign. Fri, 05 May 2023 09:00:13 GMT /2023-05-05/julie-chavez-rodriguez-grew-up-in-the-labor-movement-now-she-runs-bidens-campaign Franco Ordoñez /news/2020-01-16/fort-worth-honors-latino-activists-with-street-names For nearly a decade, Fort Worth activist Alberto Govea has been fighting to get a street named after César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. This week, the Fort… Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:55:05 GMT /news/2020-01-16/fort-worth-honors-latino-activists-with-street-names Hady Mawajdeh /2018-08-23/when-the-u-s-government-tried-to-replace-migrant-farmworkers-with-high-schoolers In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:41:00 GMT /2018-08-23/when-the-u-s-government-tried-to-replace-migrant-farmworkers-with-high-schoolers Gustavo Arellano /2017-09-17/dolores-huerta-the-civil-rights-icon-who-showed-farmworkers-si-se-puede A key architect of the nationwide grape boycott that galvanized the farmworkers' rights movement, her legacy has long been overshadowed. A new film aims to change that. Huerta speaks with NPR. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 07:38:00 GMT /2017-09-17/dolores-huerta-the-civil-rights-icon-who-showed-farmworkers-si-se-puede Maria Godoy /2016-08-12/cesar-chavez-the-life-behind-a-legacy-of-farm-labor-rights From his earliest days picking peas to improving wages and working conditions as a union leader, Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to giving voice to the exploited men and women who grow America's food. Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:43:00 GMT /2016-08-12/cesar-chavez-the-life-behind-a-legacy-of-farm-labor-rights Maureen Pao /2016-08-11/in-south-texas-fair-wages-elude-farmworkers-50-years-after-historic-strike Farmworkers in South Texas marched 200 miles for better wages and working conditions. But the strike ultimately failed, and workers today face the same problem: growers who systematically underpay. Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:41:00 GMT /2016-08-11/in-south-texas-fair-wages-elude-farmworkers-50-years-after-historic-strike John Burnett