News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 09/11/2006 UFW unveils Camp Justice, targeting farm workers’ poor pay and conditions 09/05/2006 Modesto Bee: Ag workers’ future, pay linked to mechanization 09/03/2006 Los Angeles Times: Farm Labor Bill Spreads Seeds of Dissent 09/02/2006 South Korean immigrant gets more than $10,000 from UFW fund 09/01/2006 Two retired farm workers get more than $36,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify 09/01/2006 Assorted News Coverage on Aug. 31 pesticide drift affecting Giumarra Vineyard workers 09/01/2006 Bakersfield Californian: Pesticide sickens area field workers 08/31/2006 KBAK (video): Field Workers Sprayed with Pesticide-43 Giumarra Employees were sprayed with a low level pesticide commonly used on grapes. 08/31/2006 Napa Valley Register: Local Democrats group enter Krug labor dispute 08/25/2006 Los Angeles Times: UFW May Get Second Chance at Vineyard Labor Vote 08/25/2006 Monterey Herald: Workers Push Denham on Minimum Wage Bill 08/23/2006 Vida En El Valle: State Senate begins hearings on worker rights 08/23/2006 The Desert Sun: Bill would help farm workers know who’s paying them 08/18/2006 Fresno Bee: Workers ill after chemical exposure – About 50 farm laborers are exposed to sulfuric acid south of Mendota 08/17/2006 Bakersfield Californian: UFW president: Growers exploit immigration status 08/15/2006 Rio Grande Guardian: Newly naturalized U.S. citizens win praise at LUPE graduation ceremony 08/15/2006 Joint committee hearing 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Capitol: How did support for UFW at largest U.S. table grape company go from 74.5% to 48% in one week? 08/01/2006 Napa Valley Register: Stalemate at Charles Krug 07/31/2006 Bakersfield Californian: Chavez feted in state’s new Hall of Fame 07/30/2006 Sacramento Bee: Migrant worker safety law may go national 07/28/2006 Associated Press: California’s deadly heat wave 07/26/2006 Fresno Bee: Senators push farmworker van bill 07/22/2006 Napa Valley Register: In blistering temperatures, vineyard workers try to beat the heat 07/20/2006 Napa Valley Register: Bottom-line economics hurt people in valley 07/17/2006 Associated Press: Sweltering Temps Lead To Record Power Use « Previous1…309310311312313…364Next »