Presidential Documents

19347 

Federal Register 

Vol. 87, No. 63 

Friday, April 1, 2022 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10354 of March 30, 2022 

Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Day, 2022 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Ce ́sar Estrada Cha ́vez, a champion 

for social justice and advocate for hardworking people who build and sustain 

our Nation. Born into poverty and raised by migrant workers, Cha ́vez courageously dedicated his life to improving conditions for workers across the 

country. Cha ́vez witnessed firsthand the inequities of an economy that only 

served those at the top and left millions of hardworking Americans behind. 

Today, as we continue to build an economy from the bottom up and the 

middle out and that rewards work and not just wealth, we stand on the 

shoulders of Ce ́sar Cha ́vez and carry forward his fight to advance the rights 

and dignity of working people and fulfill the promise of America for all 

Americans. 

When Ce ́sar Cha ́vez founded the United Farm Workers of America alongside 

Dolores Huerta, he drew national attention to the many agricultural workers 

who experience inhumane working conditions and unlivable wages. Through 

strikes, marches, and boycotts, he inspired millions of people across the 

country to fight for safe and healthy workplaces, better wages, improved 

workplace protections from sickness and disability, and other core rights 

and protections. 

In the process, Cha ́vez inspired generations of people across all backgrounds, 

ages, and industries to organize, bargain, and expand opportunity for workers 

and their families. His devotion to ‘‘La Causa’’ brought hope to workers 

and Latinos across the Nation—and his fight for justice, equality, and dignity 

gave workers and Latinos everywhere a voice. Today, we must summon 

the same courage and moral clarity to carry his legacy forward so that 

everyone has a fair shot at the American dream. 

That is why my Administration continues to urge the Congress to pass 

the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act—so farmworkers can bargain collectively, obtain legal status, and 

have better working conditions. It is why I fought hard to pass the American 

Rescue Plan early in my Administration to ensure Latino workers, families, 

and small businesses had the protections and financial support they needed 

to pay rent and put food on their table. It is why I appointed Marty Walsh, 

a former union leader, to lead the Department of Labor—because he understands how union workers hold this country together. It is why my Administration created an historic Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment—because I believe in empowering workers to organize and providing 

those that put food on our table an earned pathway to citizenship. 

As our Nation celebrates Ce ́sar Cha ́vez’s 95th birthday, let us keep the 

lessons he taught in our minds and the values he lived by in our hearts: 

the power of workers to bargain for a better deal, strength in the face 

of extraordinary adversity, and the conviction to fight for what we believe 

in. 

When I became President, I proudly placed a bust of Ce ́sar Cha ́vez in 

the Oval Office—a constant reminder of the enduring values he embodied, 

the vision of freedom he fought for, and his commitment to social justice 

and equal dignity that we must uphold each and every day. 


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19348 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2022 / Presidential Documents 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 31, 2022, 

as Ce ́sar Cha ́vez Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day as 

a day of service and learning, with appropriate service, community, and 

education programs to honor Ce ́sar Cha ́vez’s enduring legacy. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day 

of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortysixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07134 

Filed 3–31–22; 11:15 am] 

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