March details for Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
More than two dozen lawmakers join farm workers’ Capitol fast Monday
7 a.m. mass, 7:30 a.m. march starts, both at Northgate Park, Northgate & Union west of Hwy. 99 in Manteca.
6 p.m. rally at Teamsters Local 601 Hall, 745 E. Miner west of Hwy. 99 in Stockton.
7 a.m. mass, 7:30 a.m. march starts, both at Lake Park, Turner Rd. & Lower Sacramento Rd. west of Hwy. 99 in Lodi.
5 p.m. rally at Chabolla Park, So. Lincoln & Chabolla west of Hwy. 99 in Galt.
The rest of the route is as follows:
More than two dozen lawmakers join farm workers’ Capitol fast Monday
Organizers of the United Farm Workers’ 150-mile, 10-day "March for the Governor’s Signature" to Sacramento released details for Monday through Wednesday–as 29 lawmakers joined farm workers fasting for the day at a vigil on the state Capitol’s north steps. Monday the vigil begins running 24 hours a day.
The
Merced-to-Sacramento march–led by UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and union co-founder Dolores Huerta–is aimed at seeking Gov. Gray Davis’ signature on SB 1736, a UFW-sponsored bill granting field laborers mediation and arbitration to win their first union contracts when growers refuse to bargain in good faith. It concludes with a Capitol rally on Sunday, Aug. 25.Monday, Aug. 19, 2002–
Manteca to Stockton7 a.m. mass, 7:30 a.m. march starts, both at Northgate Park, Northgate & Union west of Hwy. 99 in Manteca.
6 p.m. rally at Teamsters Local 601 Hall, 745 E. Miner west of Hwy. 99 in Stockton.
Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002–Stockton to Lodi
7 a.m. mass, 7:30 a.m. march starts, both at Teamsters Local 601 Hall, 745 E. Miner west of Hwy. 99 in Stockton.
7 a.m. mass, 7:30 a.m. march starts, both at Lake Park, Turner Rd. & Lower Sacramento Rd. west of Hwy. 99 in Lodi.
5 p.m. rally at Chabolla Park, So. Lincoln & Chabolla west of Hwy. 99 in Galt.
The rest of the route is as follows:
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002–Galt to Thornton
Friday, Aug. 23, 2002–Thornton to Freeport
Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002–Freeport to Cesar E. Chavez Plaza (Sacramento)
Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002–Cesar E. Chavez Plaza to state Capitol.