United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 03/13/2007 Associated Press: Bush issuing disaster declaration for California citrus freeze
- 03/12/2007 Salinas Californian: Food-safety oversight needs unbiased eyes
- 03/12/2007 Scripps News: Help Wanted _ from Congress
- 03/11/2007 Los Angeles Times: Fast-food industry’s vulnerable underbelly- After an E. coli outbreak led to steps to make meat safer, illness from the germ is linked increasingly to fresh produce
- 03/09/2007 Desert Sun: Study: Farmworkers earn $15,000 per year
- 03/09/2007 150-unit complex dedicated to Bakersfield family that pioneered farm labor and Latino causes
- 03/08/2007 Gilroy Dispatch: Debate Continues Over Safety of Spinach, Other Leafy Greens
- 03/08/2007 City On A Hill Press: Spinach Industry Seeking Consumer Confidence
- 03/08/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Martinez column: Family’s name on apartments honors work
- 03/07/2007 Associated Press: Schwarzenegger approves housing help for workers hit by freeze
- 03/06/2007 The Desert Sun: Survey says farmworkers scraping by – Three-quarters make less than $15,000 a year; cost of living high
- 03/06/2007 Farm Workers Affected by Citrus Freeze Hold Vigils in Central Valley Offices. UFW Foundation Asks Members of Congress to Push for Federal Disaster.
- 03/05/2007 Porterville Reporter: Plans for protest
- 03/05/2007 BOXER, FEINSTEIN, SCHWARZENEGGER RENEW CALL FOR PRESIDENT BUSH TO DECLARE CITRUS FREEZE DISASTER
- 03/04/2007 Fresno Bee: Food handed out to farmworkers – UFW, Radio Campesina reach out to 2,000 people hurt by January freeze.
- 03/03/2007 NEWS FROM SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS: EDWARDS CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO DECLARE A FEDERAL EMERGENCY IN AREAS IN CALIFORNIA AFFECTED BY THE JANUARY CITRUS FREEZE
- 03/03/2007 Farm Worker Movement Radio Network Holds Radio-thon for Citrus Freeze Victims; Caravans Vanloads of Food to Saturday Porterville Food Giveaway
- 03/03/2007 Fresno Bee: Valley stop on the campaign trail – Democrat John Edwards backs disaster designation after Valley’s crop freeze.
- 03/02/2007 Presidential Candidate John Edwards to Visit UFW, Freeze Victims this Friday in Fresno
- 03/02/2007 ABC 30: Presidential Candidate John Edwards in the Valley – says he understands the impact of the 2007 Freeze
- 03/02/2007 CBS 47: John Edwards Visits the Valley
- 03/02/2007 Associated Press: Edwards looks to lock up union support in California
- 03/01/2007 Los Angeles Times: Gov.’s stance an obstacle for spinach safety bills
- 03/01/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Groups back Florez on ag safety regulation plan
- 03/01/2007 Tulare Advance Register: Unions want sway in food quality