United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 04/24/2009 Los Angeles Times: California Senate OKs bills on tenants, farmworkers, personal trainers, car seats
- 04/24/2009 Stockton Record:Three charged in farm death
- 04/23/2009 Business Week: Calif. bill would ease unionization of farmworkers
- 04/23/2009 Stockton Record: Manslaughter charges filed in 2008 death of 17-year-old farmworker
- 04/23/2009 San Jose Mercury News (AP): 3 charged in Calif in teen farmworker’s death
- 04/23/2009 The Salinas Californian: California Senate approves farm worker organizing bill
- 04/23/2009 KION: Bill Passes To Help Farm Workers Organize, Enforce Workplace Laws
- 04/23/2009 UFW Applauds Charges Against 3 Merced Farm Labor Top Officials on 17-year-old Farm Worker’s Death Last Year
- 04/20/2009 KPHO Phoenix: Groups March For Immigration Reform
- 04/20/2009 Arizona Republic: Hundreds march for immigration reform in Phoenix
- 04/18/2009 Monterey County Herald: Immigration forum mulls system fixes
- 04/18/2009 Salinas Californian: Rep. Gutierrez visits Salinas
- 04/16/2009 U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez visits UFW farm workers in Salinas as part of a nationwide immigration reform tour
- 04/15/2009 Salinas Californian: ‘Family Unity’ national tour makes stop in Salinas
- 04/15/2009 Los Angeles Times: Unions agree on path for immigration reform
- 04/14/2009 New York Times, editorial: Immigration Reform and Hard Times
- 04/14/2009 United Farm Workers Statement on Mendota March
- 04/14/2009 New York Times: Immigration Accord by Labor Boosts Obama Effort
- 04/14/2009 CHANGE TO WIN AND AFL-CIO UNVEIL UNIFIED IMMIGRATION REFORM FRAMEWORK
- 04/14/2009 Reno Gazette Journal: Cesar Chavez bill passed unanimously in Nevada Assembly
- 04/09/2009 New York Times: Obama to Push Immigration Bill Despite the Risks
- 04/09/2009 NBC: Peace, Love and Hollywood Stars
- 04/07/2009 Mourning the passing of farm worker champion Jerome Waldie
- 04/06/2009 KGET: Celebrating Cesar Chavez
- 04/05/2009 New York Times: Farm Workers’ Rights, 70 Years Overdue