News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 05/04/2011 Spot.Us: EPA extends public comment period on Methyl Iodide, PR firm brings up Chicago 7 (Florida Strawberries: Delicious Poison?) 05/02/2011 Modesto Bee (CA): Chávez-linked sites sought — Parks system would add locations to honor founder of the UFW 05/02/2011 KTVU San Francisco: Special Report– Pesticide Could Have Serious Health Risks 05/01/2011 San Francisco Chronicle: Latino support for Jerry Brown hinges on key bills 04/30/2011 Democratic Convention Speech – UFW Secretary Treasurer Sergio Guzman 04/27/2011 Bay Citizen (CA): Poisoned by Pesticides, a Strawberry Farmer Goes Organic 04/26/2011 Grist.org: Strawberry grower shows how to make a profit without poisons 04/26/2011 Californian: Central Coast growers, workers concerned about expanded status checks 04/26/2011 OnEarth magazine: Kicking the Chemical Habit 04/26/2011 LOS ANGELES ACTIVISTS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CALL TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS OF U.S.TOBACCO FARM WORKERS 04/26/2011 San Jose Mercury News (CA): California farmers concerned about federal employment verification program 04/25/2011 New York Daily News: Triangle Shirtwaist fire is a memory, but struggles remain: 80,000 NY farmworkers have no protection 04/25/2011 Yuma Sun (AZ): Cesar Chavez provided a voice for Hispanic farm workers 04/25/2011 Santa Cruz Sentinel (CA): Growers, workers concerned about expanded status checks: Electronic verification unworkable without reforms, groups say 04/25/2011 Los Angeles Times: Noncriminals swept up in federal deportation program 04/24/2011 Miller-McCune: More evidence linking pesticides and malformations. 04/22/2011 Restoring Truthiness: UFW’s Cesar Chavez Facebook App Commemorates His Life on the Anniversary of His Death (includes 3 videos) 04/21/2011 Food Consumer: Prenatal pesticide exposure tied to lower IQ in children (PR) 04/21/2011 MedPage Today: Studies Link Pesticide Exposure to Kids’ IQ 04/20/2011 Minneapolis Star Tribune: Experts say employer intimidation is fierce, but not the only hurdle to organizing farmworkers 04/19/2011 Salinas Californian: Ag leaders sound off on jobs, rules 04/19/2011 The Hill: Obama revives immigration reform (includes video) 04/17/2011 Modesto Bee (CA): Guest-worker program not working, panel told 04/15/2011 Merced Sun-Star (CA): Merced contractors in pregnant farmworker’s death among California’s top tax debtors 04/15/2011 San Francisco Chronicle: California county rescinds pesticide’s first permit « Previous1…217218219220221…365Next »