United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 03/01/2007 San Jose Mercury News: Farming industry, lawmakers at odds over food safety
- 02/28/2007 Salinas Californian: Spinach tainted in San Benito – Grower identified, California health officials say
- 02/28/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Lawmakers push for more action on food safety
- 02/28/2007 Remarks by Marc Grossman for the United Farm Workers of America, Before the Senate Select Committee on Food-borne Illness
- 02/24/2007 Hollywood Laist: Recall Item of the Week: Cantaloupes
- 02/24/2007 Food Donation to Aid Hundreds of Delano & Cutler Area Farm Workers Affected by Citrus Freeze
- 02/23/2007 Kris TV: Another food product pulled from store shelves
- 02/22/2007 Baltimore Sun: America’s farm workers still toil in fields of danger
- 02/21/2007 Associated Press: Governor OKs more food bank funds for citrus freeze victims
- 02/21/2007 Bakersfield Californian: DJs coming to you from box in Valley Plaza lot – DJs live in shed for week to assist freeze food drive
- 02/18/2007 Bakersfield Californian: UFW aids farmworkers
- 02/17/2007 Hundreds of farm workers and their families affected by freeze to benefit Food Donation to Aid Citrus Freeze Farm Workers
- 02/13/2007 Statement by Diana Tellefson, Executive Director, UFW Foundation, Re: Governor Schwarzenegger Appropriating $100,000 to UFW Foundation for Outreach Services
- 02/13/2007 Associated Press: Governor wants emergency farmworker housing for freeze victims
- 02/13/2007 Central Valley Business Times: State finds $85 Million for freeze relief
- 02/12/2007 Porterville Reporter: ‘Just the beginning’
- 02/10/2007 ABC 7 Schwarzenegger Approves $1.75M for Rent, Mortgage Payments
- 02/10/2007 Porterville Reporter: Help on the way
- 02/09/2007 KGET: Farm workers describe needs to UFW Union at Dolores Huerta Center meeting
- 02/09/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Farmworkers share struggles at meeting
- 02/09/2007 Two Truckloads Arrive from Los Angeles for Saturday Distribution in Porterville: Food Donation to Aid Citrus Freeze Farm Workers
- 02/09/2007 North County Times: Farm workers to recieve $30,000 food donation
- 02/08/2007 Bakersfield Californian: Florez calls for help
- 02/08/2007 Fresno Bee: UFW, farmworkers discuss how to obtain freeze relief
- 02/08/2007 Fresno Bee: Aid for growers, workers drafted