United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 04/12/2005 100 travel from Salinas to deliver petitions to state Capitol urging ‘save our libraries’ in John Steinbeck’s blue-collar home town
- 04/04/2005 Statement Upon the Passing of Pope John Paul II From the Farm Workers Movement
- 04/03/2005 Associated Press : Sit-in tries to save libraries: Demonstrators read for 24 hours to protest trio of closures in Salinas
- 04/02/2005 Thousands walk to honor Cesar Chavez
- 04/01/2005 NBC4 : About 2,500 Attend Mass Honoring Cesar Chavez
- 04/01/2005 Times Herald : Cesar Chavez remembered by activists
- 03/31/2005 Los Angeles Daily News : Chavez left legacy of freedom
- 03/31/2005 Orange County Register : Activist’s legacy still affects lives
- 03/31/2005 Ventura County Star : Chavez observance takes form of protest: Students in capital oppose governor’s workplace plan
- 03/29/2005 Chavez granddaughter, Councilman McCarty join Hiram Johnson high schoolers at a noontime rally/fast urging governor to preserve farm worker lunch breaks
- 03/29/2005 Pacific News Service : Father of Chicano Music Dies
- 03/28/2005 Farmworkers Call For Changes To State Unemployment System: Drought Makes Matter Critical!
- 03/24/2005 UFW stands with Florida ag chief appointed by Gov. Bush embracing AgJobs immigration reform bill
- 03/17/2005 U.S. farm labor unions protect guest workers, push immigration changes before Bush-Fox meeting in Texas
- 03/17/2005 Community activists denounce pending election reform legislation that could disenfranchise Latinos voters
- 03/17/2005 UFW applauds Senate Democrats for killing bill exempting most state growers from health and safety inspections
- 03/10/2005 Hundreds protest Gallo of Sonoma by forming ¡®human billboard’ along Santa Monica Blvd.
- 03/09/2005 Portland joins farmworker fight : Farm, dairy and nursery owners say the City Council is meddling outside its authority by voting today on a pro-union resolution
- 02/27/2005 Seattle Post : Intellegencer Farm Workers: Protect against pesticides
- 02/24/2005 Naples Daily News : Farm union, religious leaders laud federal farmworker bill
- 02/20/2005 Seattle Times Local News : New guest-worker contracts in doubt
- 02/20/2005 Seattle Times Local News : New state import: Thai farmworkers
- 02/19/2005 The Olympian : Study stirs up pesticide debate
- 02/11/2005 Sacramento Bee : Farm Labor Supporters to Try Again, Immigration legislation is reintroduced in Congress
- 02/11/2005 Fresno Bee : Groups support AgJOBS Measure