United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 05/13/2011 Washington Post, AP: Neighbors, farmworkers ask EPA to ban use of fumigant in California strawberry fields
- 05/12/2011 California Labor Federation: Fighting for Fair Treatment for Farmworkers
- 05/12/2011 Change.org: Protect Farm Workers on Anniversary of 17-Year-Old Maria Isavel’s Death
- 05/12/2011 Backgrounder: The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act (SB 104)
- 05/12/2011 State Assembly Honors Late Teen Farm Worker by Voting on Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act
- 05/10/2011 San Francisco Chronicle (blog): Mobile clinic brings health care to Santa Maria farm workers (includes audio download)
- 05/10/2011 MinnPost.com (MN): IATP’s Wallinga comments on studies linking prenatal pesticide exposure to lower IQs in children
- 05/10/2011 National Park Service hearing on preserving key Cesar Chavez historical sites in Delano and Keene
- 05/10/2011 Los Angeles Times: Congresswoman calls for investigation of enforcement program that screens for illegal immigrants in jails
- 05/09/2011 Los Angeles Times: Editorial — Immigration: A better farm worker fix
- 05/09/2011 Yuma Sun (AZ): National Parks Service seeks ideas on Cesar Chavez
- 05/09/2011 Desert Sun (CA): Local César Chávez touchpoints recognized
- 05/09/2011 KUOR Radio (CA): National Park Service contemplating Cesar Chavez honors
- 05/07/2011 Ventura County Star (CA): Park service explores the history of farm labor
- 05/06/2011 Sacramento Bee: Some fear that EPA is going too far in regulating pesticides
- 05/06/2011 Borderzine: 18 years after his death, Cesar Chavez still battles in the Texas Legislature
- 05/05/2011 Broadway World: Nora Theatre Company Presents Amy Merrill & Si Kahn’s Silver Spoon
- 05/04/2011 Salinas Californian: Monterey County residents give opinions on old jail plans
- 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