Farm workers celebrate Cesar Chavez by marching on April 2 to resist Trump.
Immigration News
- 07/20/2017 Turn to 23 ABC News (CA): UFW will host immigration rights and climate issue discussion on Thursday
- 07/20/2017 The American Prospect: Can a Revamped Farmworker Visa System Prevent Abuses?
- 07/19/2017 Statement of Giev Kashkooli Political & Legislative Director, 2nd Vice President UFW before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture” July 19, 2017
- 07/19/2017 News & Observer: Should foreign farm workers be allowed to become citizens? GOP, Democrats disagree
- 07/19/2017 Growing Produce: Farm Labor Stories Making the News This Week
- 07/19/2017 KSBW: Rep. Panetta pushes to help farmworkers with ‘Blue Cards
- 07/19/2017 UFW: ‘How can House GOP expand a flawed guest worker program to an industry where many U.S. workers died gruesome deaths last year because it denies basic labor protections?’
- 07/18/2017 News from Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Rep. Gutiérrez Joins UFW and House Co-Sponsors at Press Conference for Agricultural Worker Program Act, the ‘Blue Card’ Immigration Bill
- 07/18/2017 PJ Media: Union Rep: Lawmakers Who Oppose Legalizing Ag Workers Should ‘Pick Watermelons’
- 07/17/2017 UFW, Rep. Gutierrez, 43 co-sponsors offer ‘more workable solution’ in advance of House GOP hearing over immigration
- 07/12/2017 Sacramento Bee: After Trump administration rejects ban on insecticide, advocates turn to California
- 07/12/2017 Mountaintimes: Leahy farmworker bill gains momentum, advocates
- 07/10/2017 Petaluma Argus Courier (CA): Sonoma County wineries reach out to foreign visa workers to fill jobs
- 07/08/2017 Durham Herald Sun (NC): Are immigrants taking farm jobs from US citizens? In NC, farmers say no.
- 07/06/2017 Florida Courier: Immigration hard-liners try to force president’s hand on DACA program
- 06/29/2017 Tri-State Livestock News (CO): House Approps approves H2A, a farm group opposes
- 06/27/2017 Mercury News (CA): Phone ringtone advises California immigrants of their rights
- 06/26/2017 Kern Golden Empire (CA): Ringtone reminds undocumented immigrants and farm workers of their rights
- 06/26/2017 ABC 23 News (CA): UFW unveils ringtone to help undocumented immigrants
- 06/26/2017 ABC 23 News (CA): UFW announces new ringtone jingle to warn immigrants of rights if confronted by ICE agents
- 06/26/2017 Monterey Herald (CA): Phone jingle advises immigrants of their rights
- 06/26/2017 Unveiling innovative technology—a ringtone jingle—to warn immigrants of their rights if confronted by ICE
- 06/26/2017 Bakersfield Californian: UFW ringtone designed to remind immigrants of rights if confronted by ICE agents
- 06/26/2017 ABC 30 Fresno (CA): ABC 30 Fresno: UFW unveils new ringtone jingle to warn immigrants of their rights if confronted by ICE
- 06/25/2017 Truthout: Fighting for the Sanctuary Workplace: Unions Mobilize to Protect Undocumented Workers