United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 11/26/2022 abc 23 Bakersfield: Congressional leaders hoping to pass pathway to citizenship for farm-workers
- 11/25/2022 San Francisco Examiner: Remembering Fred Ross Jr., legendary organizer for social justice
- 11/24/2022 Daily Kos: Apple pie for Thanksgiving? These workers make it possible
- 11/24/2022 Daily Kos: United Farm Workers show off the work that goes into your Thanksgiving table
- 11/21/2022 Fred Ross Jr.’s matchless organizing talents empowered farm and other workers
- 11/18/2022 Daily Kos: Farmworkers from nearly a dozen states are rallying in D.C. to urge action during lame duck session
- 11/17/2022 KVPR NPR: Valley growers, farmworkers rally in D.C., urge senators to pass farmworker immigration bill
- 11/17/2022 SUNDAY: Ostrom Mushroom workers and supporters rallying in Seattle
- 11/16/2022 Successful Farming: ‘We need action’ by Senate on farm labor reform, say advocates
- 11/14/2022 The Bakersfield Californian: ‘Under rain, under thunder, we’re there working’: Kern farmworkers head to Washington seeking protections, path to citizenship
- 11/14/2022 Essential Farm Workers Travel to D.C. Before Thanksgiving to Push Compromise Agriculture Bill
- 11/09/2022 Mourning Paul Schrade, a close ally and friend of Cesar Chavez and the farm workers
- 11/03/2022 NBC Right Now: Rep. Dan Newhouse asks Senate to pass Farm Workforce Modernization Act
- 10/30/2022 USA Today: Lack of immigration reform hurts businesses and farmers, puts nation’s food supply at risk
- 10/25/2022 Farm worker movement marks Larry D. Itliong Day
- 10/19/2022 GV Wire Opinion: After 60 Years, Time to Honor Fresno Birthplace of National Farmworkers Union
- 10/10/2022 USA Today: Black saliva, sore throat, shortness of breath: How dangerous is wildfire season for US farmworkers?
- 10/08/2022 Living on Earth: Many Hazards for Farmworkers
- 09/29/2022 Daily Kos: In victory led by the state’s farmworkers, Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill strengthening union rights
- 09/28/2022 The New York Times: Newsom Signs California Bill to Ease Farm Union Voting
- 09/28/2022 U.S. News: California Governor Approves Farmworker Unionization Law
- 09/28/2022 Los Angeles Times: Newsom signs UFW bill aimed at helping California farmworkers organize
- 09/28/2022 Politico: Newsom reverses course and signs farmworker bill backed by Biden
- 09/28/2022 California Governor Signs AB2183
- 09/25/2022 The View: “The View” Honors Julie Chávez Rodríguez for Hispanic Heritage Month