United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 08/29/2016 KCRA Sacramento: Bill expands overtime for California farmworkers
- 08/29/2016 CA State Senate: Farm Workers Deserve Equal Access to Overtime Pay (video)
- 08/29/2016 Los Angeles Times: California farmworkers could see overtime expanded in the next decade after historic Assembly vote
- 08/29/2016 Los Angeles Times: U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez tweets support for expanding overtime pay for California farmworkers
- 08/29/2016 Hundreds of farm workers return to state Capitol for a vote on overtime pay
- 08/29/2016 KQED (CA): In Historic Vote, Assembly OKs Hiking Overtime Pay for Farmworkers
- 08/29/2016 ABC 30 (CA): CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS APPROVE OVERTIME LAW FOR FARMWORKERS
- 08/29/2016 Fresno Bee (CA): Bill that expands overtime pay for farmworkers passes Assembly
- 08/29/2016 SF Gate (CA): Bill to increase farm overtime moves to California governor
- 08/29/2016 Sacramento Bee (CA): California farmworker overtime expansion sent to Gov. Jerry Brown
- 08/27/2016 mySanAntono.com: 50 years ago, intrepid farmworkers fought for a better future
- 08/26/2016 KQED: Assembly to Vote on Farmworker Overtime Bill After
- 08/26/2016 News Radio KFBK: Farmworkers Leave Capitol Frustrated After Delayed Vote on Overtime Pay Bill
- 08/26/2016 Pacific Standard Magazine: California Could Become the First State to Grant Farmworkers Overtime
- 08/25/2016 Sacramento Bee video: Farmworker Luis Altamirano shares how overtime pay would change his life
- 08/25/2016 Politico: California to vote on overtime for ag workers
- 08/25/2016 Los Angeles Times: Emotions flare over legislation to expand overtime pay for California farmworkers
- 08/25/2016 Salinas Californian: A centennial of stories
- 08/25/2016 250-plus farm workers from broad array of crops in every major Calif. ag region give up a day’s wages to lobby for overtime pay after eight hours
- 08/25/2016 Sacramento Bee: AM Alert: Farmworker overtime returns to Assembly for make-or-break vote
- 08/25/2016 Sacramento Bee: Farmworker overtime bill vote postponed
- 08/24/2016 Vida en el Valle (CA): Overtime pay for farmworkers takes another step forward
- 08/24/2016 Sacramento Bee: Park Service keeps up with our diversity
- 08/24/2016 Is California really progressive? The vote on farmworker overtime is a test of our values
- 08/24/2016 Sacramento Bee (CA): Is California really progressive? The vote on farmworker overtime is a test of our values