Lawmakers Send Gov. Katie Hobbs Bill to Repeal Cesar Chavez Day

Arizona moves to repeal Cesar Chavez state holiday

PHOENIX—Gov. Katie Hobbs will sign legislation repealing the state holiday that had honored labor leader Cesar Chavez.

Arizona wipes Cesar Chavez Day from state law in bipartisan rebuke of the labor icon

American labour activist Cesar Chavez (1927 – 1993) at a United Farm Workers of America rally in Guadalupe, California, 1977. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Just a day before the statewide celebration of Cesar Chavez, the Arizona legislature agreed to repeal the law establishing it in a bipartisan rebuke of the former labor leader’s sexual abuse against women and girls.  More than two decades ago, lawmakers enshrined March 31 into sta…

Lawmakers send Gov. Katie Hobbs bill to repeal Cesar Chavez Day

The bill to repeal Cesar Chavez Day in Arizona passed out of the House in a 48-8 vote. Four lawmakers were listed as not voting.