Senate vote imminent: Act to save highest-paying domestic farm jobs
News Coverage
- 01/21/2009 BNet – Bush Administration ‘Midnight Regulations’ Impacting Food
- 01/21/2009 The Packer – H-2A rules go into effect, but uncertainty remains
- 01/21/2009 Monterey County Herald: Hope for immigration reform
- 01/20/2009 Brownsville Herald: Local leaders reflect on presidential inauguration
- 01/14/2009 Associated Press: Farmworker advocates sue over guest worker rules
- 01/14/2009 Court House News Service: Bush’s Latest End Run Around Law Targets Farmworkers, UFW Claims
- 01/05/2009 Merced Sun Star: Le Grand woman helped United Farm Workers
- 12/31/2008 Sacramento Bee: Cal-OSHA to review handling of heat cases
- 12/23/2008 Daily Kos: Bush as Scrooge with Farmworkers. Si Se Puede, Yes WE Can Stop Him.
- 12/20/2008 Modesto Bee: Nominated labor secretary a friend of farmworkers
- 12/16/2008 Los Angeles Times: Bush rewrites the rules – Last-minute changes being pushed through by the administration, such as altering H-2A visa rules, are creating disasters that Barack Obama will have to reverse beginning Jan. 20.
- 12/15/2008 Miami Herald: Rule changes target vulnerable workers
- 12/15/2008 New York Times: A Cheap Shot at Workers
- 12/11/2008 Sacramento Bee: Bush administration makes last-minute changes in farmworker hiring
- 12/10/2008 Rolling Stone: Bush’s Final F.U. – The administration is rushing to enact a host of last-minute regulations that will screw America for years to come
- 12/10/2008 Associated Press: Administration changes afoot to farm worker hiring
- 12/10/2008 McClatchy News Service: Bush considering easing rules on foreign farm workers
- 12/10/2008 San Jose Mercury News (AP): Lawyer – Delano grape grower settles bias lawsuit
- 12/10/2008 ABC 7: Grape grower settles million dollar suit (includes video 2:44)
- 12/04/2008 Sacramento Bee: Tulare grape grower fined in sex-bias case
- 11/21/2008 Take Part: Sarah’s social action snapshot – 10 tips for a sustainable Thanksgiving
- 11/20/2008 Daily Breeze: Carson history students tell stories
- 11/19/2008 Bakersfield Californian: Cradle of UFW movement earns national honor
- 11/17/2008 KERO TV: 40 Acres In Delano Becomes A Historic Landmark
- 11/16/2008 Fresno Bee: Study Bolsters Link Between Parkinson’s Disease, Pesticide