United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 03/28/2009 UFW Celebrates Cesar Chavez’s Legacy with a March in Hermiston, Oregon Focusing on U.S. Immigration Reform
- 03/27/2009 Los Angeles Times: Schwarzenegger appointee quits agricultural labor board
- 03/27/2009 Capitol Weekly: Sharon Runner pulled from Labor Board
- 03/27/2009 Yakima Herald-Republic: César Chávez march is Tuesday
- 03/27/2009 Stockton Record: Call grows for a national Cesar Chavez holiday (includes video 10:40)
- 03/27/2009 Sacramento Bee: Cesar Chavez made a difference for all Latinos
- 03/27/2009 Bakersfield Californian: Kern remembers Cesar Chavez with observances
- 03/27/2009 Appointee to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board Sharon Runner Steps Down
- 03/26/2009 Tucson Citizen: Cesar Chavez’s brother speaks at Pima College
- 03/26/2009 Reno Gazette Journal: Reno to mark farm worker union founder birthday
- 03/26/2009 Capitol Press: National Association of Counties backs H-2A reform
- 03/26/2009 San Fernando Valley Sun: Growing Up with the UFW — A Conversation with Cesar’s Granddaughter
- 03/25/2009 KCBS: LAUSD Votes To Make ‘Cesar Chavez Day’ A Holiday
- 03/25/2009 KCBA Fox TV: Farm Workers Gain More Support for Immigration Reform
- 03/25/2009 Local Elected Officials Join UFW March in Gonzales to Celebrate Cesar E. Chavez’s Legacy and Immigration Reform Efforts
- 03/23/2009 Arizona Daily Star: Brother of César Chávez to be rally’s keynote speaker
- 03/23/2009 Salinas Californian: Immigration reform focus of UFW rally in Greenfield
- 03/23/2009 KSBW: Farm Workers Rally In Greenfield For Change – Thousands Heed Cesar Chavez’s Message (includes video 3:05)
- 03/23/2009 UFW Kicks Off Cesar Chavez’s Celebrations with Marches throughout Central Coast; Launches Immigration Reform Campaign
- 03/22/2009 Daily Camera: Lafayette starts 6-week Cesar Chavez celebration
- 03/18/2009 Salinas Californian: UFW plans immigration rallies
- 03/14/2009 New York Times: Labor Secretary Proposes Suspending Farm Rules
- 03/14/2009 AZ Star News: Obama suspends change made to farmworker rule
- 03/13/2009 U.S. Labor Department Proposes 9-month Suspension to Bush’s Midnight Guest Worker Ruling
- 03/13/2009 United Farm Workers Statement on Gov. Schwarzenegger’s State Heat Illness Prevention Campaign