United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 01/05/2022 Newsweek: AOC Uses Waitress Experience to Call Out Eric Adams For ‘Low-Skilled’ Worker Comments
- 01/04/2022 Mourning original UFW member Antonia “Tonia” Saludado Reading
- 01/02/2022 Kima TV: Agriculture workers now eligible for overtime pay after 55 hours
- 12/24/2021 Daily Kos: Chuck Grassley boasts about hosting lunch. He should also thank immigrants who made it possible
- 12/21/2021 Statesman Journal: Legislature allocates $10M to Oregon farmworkers who missed work due to extreme weather
- 12/17/2021 USA Today: Senate parliamentarian rejects latest immigration proposal in reconciliation bill
- 12/16/2021 KION 5/46: Farmworkers hold vigil in Salinas for undocumented immigrants
- 12/16/2021 Farm Workers on Parliamentarian’s Opinion on Immigration: “We Are Not Done Yet. The Senate Must Pass Immigration Reform”
- 12/15/2021 NY Daily News: The hand that feeds: Congress should act to provide legal pathways for farmworker labor
- 12/15/2021 WWNY 7 News: NYS delays decision on farm worker overtime, public hearings planned
- 12/15/2021 Honoring longtime farm worker champion Pat Henning
- 12/07/2021 Bakersfield Now: Farmworkers get wage increase, following lawsuit
- 12/06/2021 NPR: Calif. rules to protect outdoor workers from smoke are rarely enforced, probe finds
- 12/06/2021 Good Times Santa Cruz: Thousands of Farmworkers Will Get Pay Raises Thanks to a Lawsuit
- 12/02/2021 CALMatters: Thousands of farmworkers will get pay raises thanks to a lawsuit
- 12/01/2021 The Fresno Bee: Thousands of California farmworkers to get pay raises after lawsuit halts Trump-era freeze
- 11/25/2021 Statesman Journal: Farmworkers keep Oregonians fed, but often struggle to put food on their own tables
- 11/24/2021 The San Diego Tribune: For poor farmworkers, there is no escape from heat, high prices of California
- 11/23/2021 Axios: Democrats get hopeful sign from parliamentarian on immigration
- 11/22/2021 The Hill: 91 House Dems call on Senate to expand immigration protections in Biden spending bill
- 11/22/2021 The Los Angeles Times: For poor farmworkers, there is no escape from heat, high prices of California
- 11/19/2021 House Passes Build Back Better Act, Approves Immigration Protections for Millions Including Farm Workers
- 11/16/2021 The Fresno Bee: Agricultural workers lag furthest behind in vaccines
- 11/05/2021 Successful Farming: ‘Build back’ bill offers work authorization for undocumented immigrants
- 11/04/2021 The Real News Network: While other sectors experience strikes, farm workers are still fighting for basic human rights