I'm not sure how a City creates a "National Holiday" but given the distortion of Chavez' message and the involvement of the SEIU I thought I'd post this

Delano elevates Chavez to 'national holiday'; let the party begin!
BY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writer
e-mail lmedina@bakersfield.com | Thursday, Mar 27 2008 6:20 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Mar 28 2008 10:53 AM

Delano city employees used to get all of Good Friday off until this year.

GO & DO

What: Inaugural Cesar Chavez Celebration

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (march begins at 11 a.m.)

Where: Cecil Avenue Park, corner of Cecil Avenue and Norwalk Street in Delano

Photos:

Labor leader Cesar Chavez (Photo courtesy of Victor Aleman)

Photo by Alex Horvath / The Californian
Grace Vallejo, mayor of Delano

Photo by John Harte / The Californian
Local Latin jazz/rock band Velorio: from left are Jorge Urbina, Alex Lopez, Alvaro Caceres, Benjamin Gomez, Eric Powers, Evan Ware and Jallah Koiyan. The band is playing at Delano's Chavez festival.
“They gave up half of what they’ve always gotten so they could get all of Cesar Chavez Day off,â€