00:00 20 minutes ago, I had my last sip of water for the day alongside Dolores Huerta, who
00:06 has joined us here today.
00:09 Dolores, alongside Cesar Chavez, founded the United Farm Workers, and we try to honor that
00:16 legacy today because we're a part of something bigger.
00:20 We're a part of a bigger arc of history.
00:23 And so as I engage in the strike, as we stand out here in the sun and even the rain all
00:29 day, we remember those we've lost, we respect one another, and we hope and demand much better.
00:38 This month has been hotter than ever before.
00:40 I mean, I grew up in Texas.
00:42 We know it's hot.
00:43 But it's not this hot.
00:44 The last two weeks have been the hottest two weeks in San Antonio's history.
00:49 July 4th was the hottest day in recorded world history.
00:54 It's getting hotter, and we should be protecting workers more.
00:58 But Governor Abbott's deciding to take workers' protections away, and that's unacceptable.
01:02 I don't think that's what the vast majority of the American people want.
01:05 That's just what big corporate money wants.
01:07 And so I think we're going to win over the day, and that's why I'm engaged in this third
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