News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 08/21/2009 High Country News – The dark side of dairies: A broken system leaves immigrant workers invisible — and in danger 08/21/2009 Politico: Obama addresses immigration reform 08/20/2009 United Farm Workers Statement on Today’s White House Meeting on Immigration Reform 08/19/2009 Ventura County Star: Regulators vow thorough tests of proposed fumigant 08/16/2009 Los Angeles Times: A drifting danger for Central Valley schoolchildren 08/13/2009 Capital Press: Union organizing effort puts dairies on alert 08/13/2009 Tri City Herald: Former employees sue Pasco dairy 08/11/2009 TurnTo23.com: UFW President Gets Invite To White House For Sotomayor 08/11/2009 UFW President Gets Invite to White House Reception for Justice Sotomayor 08/08/2009 Time Magazine: Fatal Sunshine — The Plight of California’s Farm Workers 08/07/2009 The Tidings: Law on the books vs. law in the fields: Not the same 08/05/2009 Los Angeles Times: State pesticides department resumes review of methyl iodide 08/03/2009 Los Angeles Times: Targeting heat-related farm deaths 08/02/2009 Desert Sun: Board files proposal to update heat regulations for state farmworks 07/31/2009 New York Times: Farm Workers’ Union Sues California Agency Over Rules on Heat Safety 07/30/2009 Desert Sun: ACLU to sue state over heat-related deaths 07/30/2009 89.3 KPCC: Farmworkers sue CA over rest breaks, shade, water 07/30/2009 abc7.com: Calif. sued over farm worker safety (includes video 2:04) 07/30/2009 Landmark Lawsuit Accuses State of Failing to Protect Farm Workers from Heat-Related Death and Illness 07/30/2009 Los Angeles Times: Farmworkers sue state for failing to enforce heat protection laws 07/30/2009 Fresno Bee: Cal-OSHA sued for alleged inability to protect farm laborers 07/28/2009 A Vigil to Honor Farm Workers Who Died from Heat-related illness Brings Interfaith Groups Together in Los Angeles 07/25/2009 Thousands Pray for Farm Workers Who Have Died from Heat-related Illness While Harvesting Crops that Feed Americans 07/16/2009 Gourmet Magazine: Politics of the Plate: Toxic Strawberries? – California’s governor will soon decide whether to approve a new—and possibly very dangerous—pesticide for use on this beloved summer fruit. 07/16/2009 Santa Cruz Sentinel: California mulls controversial alternative to methyl bromide; some scientists protest, saying chemical is too toxic « Previous1…263264265266267…364Next »