UFW calls for boycott of Windmill Mushrooms
News Coverage
- 08/29/2002 Sacramento Bee UFW switch could end bill standoff
- 08/29/2002 San Jose Mercury News United Farm Workers offer Davis a compromise UNION WILLING TO RELY ON MEDIATORS INSTEAD OF BINDING ARBITRATION
- 08/29/2002 LA Weekly Growing Pains – What the governor sows, he will reap
- 08/28/2002 San Francisco Chronicle Sign the farmworkers’ bill
- 08/28/2002 Los Angeles Times A Stronger Simon Could Have Helped Farmers
- 08/27/2002 Ventura County Star Arbitration bill goes to Davis – Farm workers help Burton deliver it
- 08/27/2002 Fresno Bee Davis has month to decide bill
- 08/26/2002 Los Angeles Times CAPITOL JOURNAL: Farm Workers March to the Capitol, but Davis’ Steps Will Come Later – George Skelton
- 08/26/2002 Los Angeles Times: History Echoes as Farm Workers Rally for Bill Labor: Bid to establish binding arbitration puts pressure on Davis, a UFW ally in ’75 triumph.
- 08/26/2002 Sacramento Bee: Dan Walters: Farm workers and farmers turn up heat on Davis over landmark bill
- 08/26/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: UFW makes plea at Capitol 10-day march ends in rally urging Davis to support bill
- 08/25/2002 Associated Press: Farmworkers and union supporters march to Capitol in support of bill
- 08/24/2002 Salinas Californian SB 1736 separates ‘good’ from ‘bad’ in farm-labor talks
- 08/24/2002 Los Angeles Times: Senate Leader Calls On Davis to Sign Farm Worker Bill – Labor: Burton warns him not to give in to growers and veto the binding arbitration measure. The governor’s aides restate his concern for its effect on the state’s economy.
- 08/24/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: Burton warns Davis not to veto UFW bill – If governor decides to, it would ‘hurt him,’ says Senate president
- 08/23/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: Still marching after all these years – Farmworkers follow path established by Chavez in fight for legislation
- 08/22/2002 Los Angeles Weekly: The Million-Dollar March – Farm workers want Gray Davis to expand their rights and shun big growers/donors
- 08/21/2002 Associated Press: Big Hollywood names urge Davis to sign binding arbitration bill
- 08/20/2002 Fresno Bee: Davis in hot seat over labor bill
- 08/16/2002 San Jose Mercury News: Chavez’s Legacy: Farmworkers March In Support Of Bill – Union Members Trek To Sacramento, Calling For Davis To Sign Law Pushing Growers To Agree To Contracts With Union Workers
- 08/16/2002 Sacramento Bee: Making strides on Capitol – Farm workers begin march through Valley to urge governor’s support of labor bill
- 08/16/2002 Modesto Bee: UFW starts 10-day march
- 08/15/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: Growers donate, workers march- Both sides try to sway Davis on bill to expand farm laborers’ rights
- 08/13/2002 Associated Press: UFW plans 150-mile march to urge Davis to sign arbitration bill
- 08/11/2002 Los Angeles Times: Farm Workers Win a Victory in Assembly – Labor: Bill calls for binding arbitration on agricultural contracts. Gov. Davis, who has final say, is put in a tough spot during a reelection year.