United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 07/15/2010 Merced Sun-Star: Our View: Time to pay overtime to farm laborers
- 07/15/2010 Ventura County Reporter: New campaign has local farmers, officials talking about illegal immigration
- 07/14/2010 Capitol Alert (Sacramento Bee): ‘President’ urges gov to sign farmworker overtime bill
- 07/14/2010 Los Angeles Times: Immigration now a top concern among Latinos, poll shows
- 07/14/2010 MSNBC: Dateline presents ‘America Now: Children of the Harvest’ (inicludes video 1:54)
- 07/14/2010 Food and Drink Digital: Giumarra Vineyards Face Lawsuit from Employees
- 07/14/2010 KION 46: Monterey County Says Repeal Arizona Law (includes video 3:13)
- 07/14/2010 In These Times: How Would You Like Brigido Oregon’s Job?
- 07/14/2010 Monterey County Herald : Arizona law roils local debate (Monterey County)
- 07/13/2010 KMPH 26: Martin Sheen Urges Governor To Support Farmworker Overtime Measure
- 07/13/2010 Washington Post: Profiling’s enabler: High court ruling underpins Arizona immigration law
- 07/12/2010 San Jose Mercury News: Fired workers protest layoffs at Coastside flower nursery
- 07/12/2010 KPBS: UFW Will Help Jobless Americans Become Farmworkers (includes audio with Arturo Rodriguez)
- 07/11/2010 Sacramento Bee: Viewpoints: Farmworkers earn fruits of their labors in overtime bill
- 07/11/2010 Sacramento Bee: In the Spotlight: Arizona governor’s immigrant claims just aren’t true
- 07/11/2010 Washington Post: Okay, Immigrant-Bashers, YOU do the Work
- 07/10/2010 Los Angeles Times: Farm work should be an honored, palatable job for Americans
- 07/09/2010 KGET 17: Comedy Central host says he will be a farmworker
- 07/09/2010 KBAK-TV: Local leader urges reform on ‘The Colbert Report’ (includes video 4:45)
- 07/09/2010 CBS News (AP): Colbert teams up with UFW over immigration
- 07/09/2010 Comedy Central (video): UFW President Arturo Rodriguez on The Colbert Report (4:45)
- 07/09/2010 Daily Kos: Coming to a Farm Near You: Steven Colbert?
- 07/09/2010 KGET17.com: Comedy Central host says he will be a farmworker (includes video 2:36)
- 07/09/2010 TucsonSentinel.com: Farmworkers to Colbert: Immigration worries? Work in fields (includes video with Arturo Rodriguez 4:45)
- 07/09/2010 The Packer: “I’ll do it”: Stephen Colbert signs up for farm labor