News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 06/26/2011 Durham News (NC): A Day Without Immigrants: Georgia’s Anti-Immigration Law 06/26/2011 12 noon, Monday, June 27: Farm worker delegation will deliver petitions with 60,000-plus names to Gov. Brown for farm worker reform legislation 06/25/2011 Latin American Herald Tribune: Los Angeles Mayor, Martin Sheen March for Farm Workers’ Rights 06/25/2011 Online Athens (GA): Georgia Democrats should look southward to grow 06/25/2011 Press TV: California Farm Industry Deadly for Workers (includes video) 06/24/2011 12:30 p.m. Friday on Capitol’s north steps: Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez’s brother back SB 104; Mayor Villaraigosa, elected officials from across state support campaign, urge governor’s signature 06/24/2011 Pacifica Radio: Farm Workers urge California Governor to Sign Fair Treatment Act (includes audio) 06/24/2011 KERO 23 (CA): Farmworkers Claim Coercion From Employers (includes video) 06/23/2011 FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH: MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, FARM WORKERS TO URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN FAIR TREATMENT FOR FARM WORKERS ACT 06/23/2011 Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m.: Farm workers denounce employers’ attempts to coerce them into demonstrating against SB 104 06/23/2011 Cesar Chavez sibling and Sen. Steinberg at state Capitol vigil asking Gov. Brown to let farm workers to protect themselves by signing SB 104 06/22/2011 12 noon Wednesday, June 22: UFCW Intl. Pres. Hansen joins hundreds of farm workers at state Capitol for seventh straight day 06/22/2011 Take Part: Action Alert — Tell California to Protect Farm Workers 06/21/2011 Tuesday, June 21 at 12 noon: State, national Latina leaders urge Gov. Brown to sign the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act 06/21/2011 Bakersfield Californian: Farmworkers urge passage of bill to ease organizing 06/21/2011 Change.org:With One Week Left, Farm Workers and Allies Fast for Fair Treatment 06/20/2011 Monday, June 20 at 12 noon: State Controller John Chiang joins Latino Caucus members on chain fast for SB 104. Farm workers, supporters in 12-day drive urging Gov. Brown to sign bill 06/20/2011 Capitol Public Radio (CA): Hunger Strikes Draw Attention To Farm Worker Union Voting 06/16/2011 United Farm Workers announces chain fast and vigil to urge Gov. Brown to sign SB 104 06/16/2011 Thursday, June 16: Farm Workers Deliver Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act (SB 104) to Gov. Brown June 16 – Latino leaders, Labor unions, and supporters launch 12-day campaign in support 06/16/2011 Daily Kos: California Legislature Passes Farm Worker Fairness Bill Expanding Union Rights 06/16/2011 Daily Kos: Workers deliver Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act to California Governor Jerry Brown 06/16/2011 Los Angeles Times: Farmworker bill sent to Governor Jerry Brown 06/15/2011 The Atlantic: The 12 Dirtiest and 15 Cleanest Fruits and Vegetables 06/15/2011 International Business Times: California Governor Jerry Brown Confronted With Chair of Cesar Chavez « Previous1…213214215216217…365Next »