United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 07/15/2008 KERO ch 23: Worker Collapses While In Orchard
- 07/15/2008 Sacramento Bee: Heat puts farm worker on breathing machine – Three others have died from heat-related illness.
- 07/14/2008 Sacramento Bee: Death under the sun – Another farm fatality underlines risks
- 07/14/2008 Central Valley Business Times: Another Central Valley farm worker apparently dies of heat illness – Brings to four the number of farm worker heat deaths this summer
- 07/12/2008 KBAK: Heat Wave Alert: Farm workers suffer brunt of heat one dies, two sick
- 07/12/2008 Central Valley Business Times: Senator launches Delano heat death inquiry
- 07/12/2008 Merced Sun Star: Safe water is scarce at Los Banos housing center –
- 07/11/2008 KCOY: Heat wave victim laid to rest.
- 07/11/2008 Bakersfield Californian: Possible heat death prompts questions from local lawmaker
- 07/11/2008 KSBY: Santa Maria family searches for answers in death of field worker
- 07/11/2008 News10.net: Third, Possible Heat-Related Farmworker Death Investigated
- 07/11/2008 Porterville Recorder: UFW leader says heat to blame for farmworkers’ deaths
- 07/11/2008 Sacramento Bee: State investigating third farmworker fatality in scorching weather
- 07/10/2008 KMPH: Heat Could Be To Blame In Two Farmworker Deaths
- 07/10/2008 KERO ch 23: Heat Possibly Claims Worker’s Life
- 07/10/2008 KBAK: Heat Wave Alert-Farm workers suffer brunt of heat one dies, two sick
- 07/10/2008 KGET: Kern County Heat Wave
- 07/10/2008 KGET: Heat Death Victim Identified
- 07/10/2008 Associated Press: More heat-related incidents reported
- 07/10/2008 Bakersfield Californian: Farm workers union complains about heat-related deaths
- 07/10/2008 KERO ch 23: Heat Wave Strikes Farm Workers Living In Field – UFW Concerned After 3 Heat-Related Deaths In 2 Months
- 07/09/2008 KFSN 30 Protecting Workers from Heat Stress a Priority during Heat Wave (includes video 2:07)
- 07/09/2008 Heat Claims Life of Second Farm Worker in Past Month – Santa Maria man died while working in 110 degree heat
- 07/09/2008 KCRA: Heat Claims Life of Another Farm Worker – 64-Year-Old Man Died On 110-Degree Day
- 07/09/2008 NPR: California Checks On Farmworkers In Heat Wave