Fresno County Board of Supervisors votes to change Cesar Chavez Day

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno County leaders person voted to rename the vacation known arsenic Cesar Chavez Day.

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The alteration comes successful effect to a bombshell study by the New York Times past week, accusing the precocious labour person of abusing girls and women, including legendary activistic Dolores Huerta.

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The Board of Supervisors held a peculiar gathering Monday to sermon an amendment to the County's Salary Resolution, renaming the vacation observed by Fresno County workers each March 31.

Supervisor Brain Pacheco raised immoderate concerns astir the region jumping the weapon up of the state, which is besides successful renaming talks.

The committee bulk voted to determination guardant with the sanction "Fresno County Farmworkers and Agriculture Appreciation Day."

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"Agriculture, farmworkers, farmers, it's each one, it's lone palmy erstwhile everyone is moving together," says supervisor Garry Bredefeld. "I respect the hard enactment of farmers and farmworkers, and that's wherefore I similar the mode we've titled this."

Supervisor Luis Chavez was not contiguous for Monday's gathering and vote.

He pushed to adhd the connection "Farmworker" into the caller name, telling Action News the time was ne'er truly astir 1 idiosyncratic but the work, conflict and sacrifice of the farmworker community.