United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Corona Virus News
- 03/18/2020 Conexion Migrante: Estados Unidos suspende entrevistas para otorgar visas a trabajadores agrícolas por Covid-19
- 03/18/2020 Univision Portland: Coronavirus amenaza la industría agrícola y procesadoras del Pacífico Noroeste
- 03/18/2020 Monterey Herald: Agriculture exempt from shelter in place. Farmworkers stay on the job.
- 03/18/2020 The Hill: Senate passes House’s coronavirus aid bill, sending it to Trump
- 03/18/2020 The Counter: Pre-existing conditions, no sick leave and health insurance put farm workers at increased coronavirus risk
- 03/18/2020 Bloomberg.com: Global Harvests at Risk With Travel Limits Squeezing Labor
- 03/17/2020 BloombergQuint: Global Food Harvests at Risk With Travel Limits Squeezing Labor
- 03/17/2020 Vida en el Valley: UFW sends open letter to the agricultural industry asking to protect farmworkers during the Coronavirus crisis
- 03/17/2020 Capital Press: Coronavirus puts pressure on farm labor picture
- 03/17/2020 The Packer: Coronavirus spurs concerns for farmworkers
- 03/17/2020 UFW to all growers, ag groups: ‘Imperative to take proactive steps’ to ensure farm worker safety—starting with extending sick pay
- 03/17/2020 UFW a todos los agricultores, grupos de la agricultura: ‘Es imperativo de tomar pasos proactivos’ para asegurar la seguridad de los campesinos – empezando con extendiendo el pago por enfermedad
- 03/17/2020 Fusion: Farm workers are concerned about the spread of coronavirus
- 03/16/2020 UFW Facebook Live: acerca del virus Corona y el impacto en los trabajadores agrícolas y las precauciones que los campesinos pueden tomar en los campos para protegerse.
- 03/16/2020 Univision: Trabajadores agrícolas hispanos dicen sentirse desprotegidos ante la amenaza del coronavirus