UFW calls for boycott of Windmill Mushrooms
News Coverage
- 08/05/2002 Los Angeles Times: Down-to-Earth Arbitration
- 07/29/2002 Tri City Herald (WA): Rally pushes for amnesty for Mexican immigrants
- 07/24/2002 Press Democtat: UFW vote at Sonoma-Cutrer certified- Labor board approves disputed election after joint agreement
- 07/23/2002 Fresno Bee:: Retired union president Salcido dies – He marched with Cesar Chavez, led Fresno group to serve workers.
- 07/21/2002 Sacramento Bee: A long wait for farm contracts: A pending bill may push growers to cut a deal, but they say it’ll ruin them
- 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
- 06/27/2002 Ventura County Star: Judge finds Pictsweet in violation of labor laws- Company ordered to reimburse workers and make changes
- 06/13/2002 La Opinion: Farm Workers will be able to unionize themselves – State Assembly Labor Committee approved initiative yesterday
- 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
- 05/28/2002 Associated Press: Bill would force growers into binding arbitration with unions
- 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
- 05/07/2002 Salinas Californian: Area observers back INS split – Don’t expect results overnight, citizenship expert says
- 05/05/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: UFW could force Davis’ hand – No middle road on farm labor issue
- 05/03/2002 Press Associates: “Labor’s pastor,” Msgr. George Higgins, dies at 86
- 04/24/2002 Sacramento Bee: UFW clash with growers looming – A new bill would mandate arbitration when contract talks hit an impasse