United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 05/02/2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marchers flood downtown
- 05/02/2007 The Monterey Herald: MARCH FOR RIGHTS
- 05/02/2007 Ventura County Star: Bush veto puts disaster money for state farmers in limbo
- 05/02/2007 The Monitor: A smaller march, but the same call for reform
- 05/01/2007 San Francisco Chronicle: Protesters urge Congress to offer residency to illegal immigrants
- 05/01/2007 Bakersfield Californian: What a difference a year makes – Focus shifts from marches in ’06 to votes to aid immigrant families
- 04/30/2007 Los Angeles Times: Disposable workers wanted in Colorado: The state’s tough stance on immigrants leaves farmers resorting to prisoners for labor.
- 04/30/2007 Vida En El Valle: Immigration Reform, Picking up the pieces
- 04/29/2007 Napa Valley Register: Scores march in St. Helena for immigration reform
- 04/27/2007 Capitol Press: Prisoner proposal stirs labor debate – Some call it logical, others say it’s crazy
- 04/23/2007 Tri Valley Herald: Good farm hands hard to find
- 04/23/2007 Reuters: Studies line up on Parkinson’s and pesticides link
- 04/23/2007 Ventura County Star: Hundreds honor Cesar Chavez with farmworker rally
- 04/19/2007 Salinas Californian: Agencies answer farm workers’ plea – Winter freeze creates difficult times for many
- 04/19/2007 Salinas Californian: Florez pleased leafy rules focus back on health
- 04/19/2007 Los Angeles Times: Bill would alter farm union voting practices – Curtailing secret ballots would make union organizing easier, Mahony, others argue.
- 04/19/2007 Los Angeles Times: Political Muscle Blog – The end to secret ballots?
- 04/14/2007 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Chavez march lauds labor icon
- 04/12/2007 KSBY TV: Accident on Highway 46 Kills Farm Worker, Injures Seven Others
- 04/12/2007 Colorado Springs Independent: Fielding convicts – Is Pueblo County’s new prisoner labor program a solution to farmers’ staffing woes or a shortsighted mistake?
- 04/11/2007 The Register-Guard: Pesticide buffer bill brings out crowds
- 04/10/2007 Ventura County Star: Berry farm workers protest pay rate
- 04/10/2007 Tulare Advance Register: Foundations aid immigrants in need
- 04/10/2007 Visalia Times-Delta: Private grants help out workers
- 04/09/2007 Salinas Californian: Long way to go, says state food safety investigator