United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 05/04/2017 News from Sen. Diane Feinstein: Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Shield Farmworkers from Deportation
- 05/04/2017 Los Angeles Times: California’s senators just proposed a path to legal status and citizenship for farmworkers
- 05/04/2017 The UFW strongly supports and cheers Senator Feinstein’s introduction of the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
- 05/04/2017 vtdiggr.org (VT): Leahy Partners With Senate Allies To Shield Farmworkers From Deportation
- 05/04/2017 Monterey County Herald (CA): Training this weekend for local immigration ‘rapid response’ teams
- 05/04/2017 Los Angeles Daily News: Latino Theater Company tackles farm workers’ rights in ‘Sweetheart Deal’
- 05/04/2017 Fence Post: Feinstein, others introduce farmworker deportation protection act
- 05/02/2017 La Opinion: ‘The Sweetheart Deal’ en defensa de los trabajadores
- 05/02/2017 Daily Coffee News: Roast Wins ‘Maggie’ Awards for Best Feature Story, Best Cover
- 05/02/2017 Ventura County Star (CA): Hank Lacayo leaves a legacy of empowering others
- 05/01/2017 AlterNet: How Trump’s Skewed View of Rural America and Agriculture Threatens the Welfare of Farmworkers
- 05/01/2017 Visalia Times-Delta: Farm workers unite on May Day
- 05/01/2017 Bakersfield Californian: Downtown march calls for resistance, equality
- 05/01/2017 Monterey County Herald (CA): About 3000 march in Salinas for immigrant workers rights
- 05/01/2017 Yakima Herald Republic (WA): Yakima’s May Day march on Monday takes on a new urgency
- 05/01/2017 Visalia Times Delta (CA): Farm workers unite on May Day
- 05/01/2017 Storify: The best pictures from #MayDay #RiseUp
- 05/01/2017 KSEE 24 NBC CBS 47: May Day rally in Fresno focused on immigration
- 04/29/2017 NewsOK.com: One view of Trump: 100 days of environmental destruction
- 04/29/2017 SF Gate (CA): Solidarity, community on laborers’ minds at SF’s Cesar Chavez parade
- 04/28/2017 Thousands in California and Washington state: Farm workers, supporters join Trump resistance May 1 in nine mostly rural cities
- 04/28/2017 Centralia Chronicle: Washington Orchard Owners Look to Robots as Labor Shortage Worsens
- 04/27/2017 Ventura County Star (CA): Boy greets jury in lawsuit blaming pesticides
- 04/26/2017 Bakersfield Californian: Sheriff’s anti-sanctuary proposal nixed, won’t be heard by supervisors
- 04/26/2017 National Law Review: Avoid Unfair Labor Practices By Bargaining Cleanly