Dolores Huerta to Lie In Honor at California State Capitol
What you need to know: Members of the public are invited to pay respects to the labor and civil rights leader on Monday, November 16, at the Capitol rotunda from noon to 6 p.m.
SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announce that the late historic civil rights and labor leader Dolores Huerta will lie in honor at the California State Capitol on Monday, November 16. Members of the public are invited to pay their respects from noon to 6 p.m.
Beginning in the early 1960s, Huerta devoted her life to securing dignity, fair wages and a voice for the people who harvest California’s crops. She co-founded the organization that would become the United Farm Workers, helped lead the Delano grape strike and organized a national boycott that brought the struggle of California farmworkers into homes across America.
Her organizing helped secure passage of California’s landmark Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which established farmworkers’ right to bargain collectively.
For more than two decades, she carried that work forward through the Dolores Huerta Foundation, helping residents in underserved communities across California organize, develop local leaders and shape the decisions that affect their lives.
“The impact Dolores Huerta made on the state and this nation was immeasurable. She was a national leader in the fight for workplace rights and an inspiration to millions of workers across the country. Here in California, she remains a central figure among our labor unions, advocates, and the Legislature as we all seek to support the backbone of our economy – the people. I cherish her partnership and friendship through the years and will carry her memory with me. I know her legacy will live on.”
Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limón
“Dolores negotiated my grandfather’s first union contract at Almaden Vineyards. She brought to that bargaining table what she brought to every fight: The conviction that farmworkers deserved fair pay, dignity and a say in the conditions under which they worked. She spent her life helping people discover what they could win when they stood together. Generations of California families live with the freedoms and opportunities she helped them secure.”
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas
Honoring the Historic Life of Dolores Huerta
Monday, November 16, 2026
Noon to 6 p.m.
California State Capitol, Sacramento
The Pro Tem and Speaker’s offices will share additional information in the coming days.