UFW calls for boycott of Windmill Mushrooms
News Coverage
- 03/08/2007 City On A Hill Press: Spinach Industry Seeking Consumer Confidence
- 03/08/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Martinez column: Family’s name on apartments honors work
- 03/07/2007 Associated Press: Schwarzenegger approves housing help for workers hit by freeze
- 03/06/2007 The Desert Sun: Survey says farmworkers scraping by – Three-quarters make less than $15,000 a year; cost of living high
- 03/05/2007 Porterville Reporter: Plans for protest
- 03/04/2007 Fresno Bee: Food handed out to farmworkers – UFW, Radio Campesina reach out to 2,000 people hurt by January freeze.
- 03/03/2007 Fresno Bee: Valley stop on the campaign trail – Democrat John Edwards backs disaster designation after Valley’s crop freeze.
- 03/02/2007 ABC 30: Presidential Candidate John Edwards in the Valley – says he understands the impact of the 2007 Freeze
- 03/02/2007 CBS 47: John Edwards Visits the Valley
- 03/02/2007 Associated Press: Edwards looks to lock up union support in California
- 03/01/2007 Los Angeles Times: Gov.’s stance an obstacle for spinach safety bills
- 03/01/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Groups back Florez on ag safety regulation plan
- 03/01/2007 Tulare Advance Register: Unions want sway in food quality
- 03/01/2007 San Jose Mercury News: Farming industry, lawmakers at odds over food safety
- 02/28/2007 Salinas Californian: Spinach tainted in San Benito – Grower identified, California health officials say
- 02/28/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Lawmakers push for more action on food safety
- 02/24/2007 Hollywood Laist: Recall Item of the Week: Cantaloupes
- 02/23/2007 Kris TV: Another food product pulled from store shelves
- 02/22/2007 Baltimore Sun: America’s farm workers still toil in fields of danger
- 02/21/2007 Associated Press: Governor OKs more food bank funds for citrus freeze victims
- 02/21/2007 Bakersfield Californian: DJs coming to you from box in Valley Plaza lot – DJs live in shed for week to assist freeze food drive
- 02/18/2007 Bakersfield Californian: UFW aids farmworkers
- 02/13/2007 Associated Press: Governor wants emergency farmworker housing for freeze victims
- 02/13/2007 Central Valley Business Times: State finds $85 Million for freeze relief
- 02/12/2007 Porterville Reporter: ‘Just the beginning’