Phoenix Councilwoman Guardado Honors Dolores Huerta
Guardado called the labor leader's legacy a personal guide for Latinas in the workforce and vowed to continue organizing.
By Layla Richardson ·
Dolores Huerta has died.
The labor leader passed away, prompting an immediate statement from Phoenix Councilwoman Betty Guardado.
Guardado, a Latina and labor leader herself, described the news as heavy for the community.
She noted that Huerta understood the link between fair wages and families putting food on the table.
The councilwoman said Huerta saw the humanity in workers whose labor often went unrecognized.
Guardado said Huerta devoted her life to helping workers build the power to demand better conditions.
For Latinas in the labor movement, the councilwoman called the example deeply personal.
Guardado said Huerta showed that their voices belong at the bargaining table, on the picket line, and in government halls.
The councilwoman said Huerta helped generations of women see themselves as leaders.
This included women who had spent their lives being told to step aside.
Guardado said she is thinking of Huerta's family and the people who organized alongside her.
She also thought of the workers who found courage because Huerta refused to surrender hers. "We owe Dolores more than our admiration," Guardado said in a statement. "We owe her our continued commitment to the work: standing beside workers, developing new leaders, and showing up for one another even when the fight is hard." "Rest in power, Dolores," she wrote. "Thank you for giving so much of your life so that others could live with dignity." "We will carry your example with us, and we will keep organizing." "Sí se puede."
