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SR0688LRB104 21231 LAW 35832 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Farmworkers have long formed the backbone of the 

3American food system, providing the labor that feeds families 

4across the nation while often working under some of the most 

5difficult and dangerous conditions; and

6 WHEREAS, For generations, farmworkers, many of them 

7immigrants and living in poverty, have endured long hours, 

8extreme heat and cold, low wages, unsafe workplaces, and 

9limited legal protections, all while sustaining one of the 

10most essential sectors of our economy; and

11 WHEREAS, The modern farmworker movement was built not by 

12any single individual but by thousands of workers who 

13organized, marched, and sacrificed to demand dignity, fair 

14treatment, and basic human rights; and

15 WHEREAS, Filipino labor leaders, including Larry Itliong, 

16Philip Vera Cruz, Pete Velasco, and Andy Imutan, were among 

17the first to launch major strikes that reshaped the 

18agricultural labor landscape, standing alongside Mexican and 

19Latino farmworkers to form a historic multiracial coalition 

20for justice; and

21 WHEREAS, Mexican and Latino farmworkers played a central 

SR0688- 2 -LRB104 21231 LAW 35832 r

1role in the movement, including the late Marcos Munoz, a 

2resident of Chicago's Little Village community, whose tireless 

3organizing and leadership in the New England grape boycott 

4helped secure some of the first union contracts for 

5agricultural workers in the United States; and

6 WHEREAS, Women were essential to the movement's success, 

7sustaining boycotts, leading community efforts, protecting 

8families, and ensuring that the struggle for justice reflected 

9the experiences of those most affected; and

10 WHERE