United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 10/01/2024 Kris Kristofferson’s lifetime of support for Cesar Chavez & the UFW
- 10/01/2024 Lupe Murguia’s humble life was spent fighting for equality & respect with the farm worker movement
- 09/24/2024 Bill Camp: A fighter for farm workers, a warrior for labor & social justice
- 09/23/2024 KGET: Congressman Adam Schiff calls to expand farm worker benefits at 2024 UFW convention in Bakersfield
- 09/21/2024 Teresa Romero Delivers UFW President’s Report; Highlights 80% Union Growth; Calls for New Organizing
- 09/21/2024 Los Angeles Times: Central Valley effort aims to train farmworkers to master the technology replacing fieldwork
- 09/20/2024 Convention delegates elect three new UFW leaders who played key roles in organizing wins growing the union’s ranks
- 09/16/2024 Sept. 20, 21 & 22 in Bakersfield: Hundreds of farm workers gather to mark organizing victories on both coasts at UFW convention
- 09/15/2024 The Gazzette: Deportations, raids and visa access. How the presidential election could alter life for immigrant farmworkers
- 09/12/2024 Los Angeles Times: Lawmakers take ‘creative’ approach to enforcing heat safety rules for California farmworkers
- 09/10/2024 Reckon: Farmworkers call for more extreme heat protections as Health Secretary Xavier Becerra touts existing policies
- 09/09/2024 Los Angeles Times: Column: From Willie Brown to former students, hundreds mourn political giant Richard Alatorre
- 09/06/2024 The Guardian: Heatwave across US west breaks records for highest temperatures
- 09/06/2024 The Fresno Bee: Farmworkers are the backbone of California’s ag economy. Reports must recognize that | Opinion
- 09/04/2024 E&E News: Coroners ignore heat in many deaths. That’s dangerous.
- 09/04/2024 Remembering early farm worker champion and political activist Daneen Montoya
- 09/01/2024 UFW Statement on the Ongoing War in Gaza
- 08/30/2024 Public Comment period now open for first nationwide heat safety rule
- 08/30/2024 NBC News: Experimental sensors aim to detect early signs of heatstroke and warn farmworkers
- 08/27/2024 The Chief Leader: State’s temporary farmworkers win right to unionize
- 08/20/2024 BREAKING: New York State Labor Board rejects grower challenges to UFW elections
- 08/20/2024 PERB Ruling Affirms UFW Certifications; NY Farm Workers Closer To First Union Contracts
- 08/15/2024 Los Angeles Times: California cuts back on safety enforcement as farmworkers toil in extreme heat
- 08/15/2024 PBS: Wildfires are growing under climate change, and the smoke is threatening farmworkers, new study says
- 08/14/2024 Grist: Workers across the US rally after string of heat-related deaths