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07/08/2002 Los Angeles Times: Bill Could End Impasse at Pictsweet – Unions: State legislation backed by UFW would require arbitration in farm labor disputes. Talks at the Ventura plant have stalled.
07/08/2002 Los Angeles Times: After a Life in the Fields, Farm Workers Looking for a Place to Call Their Own
07/08/2002 Retired farm worker to get pension check for more than $17,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
06/27/2002 Ventura County Star: Judge finds Pictsweet in violation of labor laws- Company ordered to reimburse workers and make changes
06/26/2002 Judge finds Pictsweet guilty of bad-faith bargaining, boosts case for bill giving farm workers binding arbitration in contract talks
06/26/2002 Juez encuentra Pictsweet culpable de negociaciones en mala fe, da empujo a un proyecto de ley que les da el arbitraje obligatorio a obreros en la discusión del contrato
06/18/2002 La Opinion: Justicia en el campo
06/13/2002 La Opinion: Farm Workers will be able to unionize themselves – State Assembly Labor Committee approved initiative yesterday
06/13/2002 La Opinion: Facilitarán demandas de ex braceros – Propuesta de ley busca eliminar trabas federales para agilizar el reclamo de dinero
06/13/2002 La Opinion: Campesinos podrán sindicalizarse Comité laboral de la Asamblea estatal aprobó ayer la iniciativa
06/12/2002 Groups join hundreds of ex-braceros to back a bill banning U.S. and Mexican governments from denying them their money
06/10/2002 Los Angeles Times: Like Racehorses, Political Jockeying Costs Money
06/10/2002 Los Angeles Times: Dispute Over Size of UFW Is Reopened
06/05/2002 Fresno Bee : Spraying issue probed – Tulare County investigates reports of headaches, nausea at vineyard
06/03/2002 Sacramento Bee: Davis set to create new labor agency
06/01/2002 Salinas Californian: Not an upper hand, but an even hand at bargaining table
05/31/2002 Leaders of national religious group gather in Ventura to back Picksweet mushroom workers
05/28/2002 Associated Press: Bill would force growers into binding arbitration with unions
05/21/2002 Retired farm workers to get more than $21,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
05/19/2002 Los Angeles Times: Picking a Fight Over Migrant Farm Labor Agriculture: Supporters say guest worker program puts needed manpower in California fields. Foes contend the system is ripe for abuse.
05/17/2002 Spokesman-Review.com (WA State): Farm workers get $750,000 in pesticide case – Three men exposed to chemical settle out of court.
05/16/2002 Sacramento Bee: Postcards from the immigrant labor edge – UFW officials want Bush to help gain legal status for the undocumented.
05/16/2002 Associated Press: Activists, unions launch campaign to promote legalization of taxpaying immigrants
05/16/2002 Salinas Californian: Weeding bill draws fire from growers
05/16/2002 Salinas Californian: Parties settle lawsuit over pesticide use