United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 12/17/2009 Statement from UFW President Arturo Rodriguez from panel to discuss the immigrant story
- 12/17/2009 Panel to discuss the immigrant story, contributions after Secretary Of Labor Solis’ announcement on immigration Wednesday
- 12/15/2009 Allvoices (from Salinas Californian): U.S. Rep. Farr comments on federal immigration bill
- 12/15/2009 San Antonio Express: House Dems reopen immigration reform issue
- 12/15/2009 Latin American Herald Tribune: Hispanic Farmworkers Seek Tighter Controls on Pesticide Use
- 12/14/2009 ABC News Nightline: Video (5:15): Tough Sheriff Joe, Striped uniforms, rationed food, what is a western sheriff’s motivation?
- 12/14/2009 UFW’s AgJobs measure expected to be part of comprehensive immigration reform bill to be introduced by Rep. Gutierrez
- 12/14/2009 AZ Family.com, Ch 3: Video (2:36): Cesar Chavez’s grandson stands toe to toe with Sheriff Joe
- 12/14/2009 Huffington Post: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, A.S.A.P.
- 12/10/2009 AgJOBS farmworker immigration bill receives support during Senate hearing
- 12/08/2009 New York Daily News: Treated like dirt, again: Lawmakers let down exploited farmworkers for umpteenth time
- 12/07/2009 Los Angeles Times: Infant deaths, cleft palates raise concern about toxic landfill in San Joaquin Valley
- 12/04/2009 ABC 30: Farmworkers Fired Then Hired and Fired Again (includes video 2:15)
- 12/04/2009 Long Beach Press Telegram: 12-year-old helps document migrants’ plight
- 12/03/2009 Houston Chronicle: Follow MLK’s guidance on immigration reform
- 11/26/2009 NY Daily News: This must be New York’s final harvest of shame: Let us finally protect exploited farmworkers
- 11/19/2009 UFW and Rep. Gutierrez: The Time is Now. Immigration Reform in 2010 – Farm worker movement joined with more than 60,000 Americans in 45 States
- 11/19/2009 More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Demonstration of Organizational Might Shows Americans Committed to Passing Immigration Reform this Year
- 11/18/2009 UFW, farm workers gather to take part in U.S. Rep. Gutierrez’s live telephone update about status of immigration reform legislation
- 11/16/2009 Visalia Local (from Visalia Times Delta): Robert M. Montion: Column on heat-related rules was insensitive (2nd item down on the web site)
- 11/16/2009 Cal-OSHA fails to issue citations despite violations to heat illness laws
- 11/07/2009 Calitics (from UFW, Salinas Californian, Environ. News: Help Protect Children From Toxic Pesticides
- 11/06/2009 Community groups welcome proposal for new pesticide buffer zones around schools in Kern County
- 11/04/2009 Environmental News Service: EPA Proposes Labeling to Control Pesticide Drift, Evaluates Petition
- 11/03/2009 Planet Green (a Discovery Company): Not Local? Not Organic? Not Humane. Harvesting activist lessons From Cesar Chavez and the Grape Boycott.