United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 10/24/2004 Oregon and Florida farm workers join in protest of work place abuses
- 10/23/2004 Daily News: Memorial plaza for Chavez unveiled
- 10/22/2004 Santa Cruz Sentinal: Dole gobbles up Watsonville-based Coastal Berry Co.
- 10/15/2004 Salinas Californian: Dole gobbles up Watsonville-based Coastal Berry Co.
- 10/08/2004 New York Times – Pesticide Persisting Beyond Scheduled Elimination Date
- 10/04/2004 Hispanic Magizine: A new center seeks to preserve the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez
- 10/02/2004 Los Angeles Times: Mushroom Farm Goes Up for Sale
- 10/02/2004 Visalia Times Delta: Pesticide drift bill nails health fees on growers: Residents sickened by chemicals from fields have recourse
- 10/02/2004 Sacramento Bee: Pesticide-injury bill becomes law
- 09/25/2004 The Oregonian: Suit alleges gender bias at Oregon’s largest dairy: Columbia River Dairy calls the legal action unfounded, says union organizers are trying to force labor negotiations
- 09/25/2004 Santa Cruz Sentinal: Farmworkers, supporters fast for federal ag bill
- 09/24/2004 Fresno Bee: State moves to restrict weeding by hand in ag: Rules give growers flexibility; farmworkers gain protection.
- 09/24/2004 Register-Pajaronian: Residents fast to support AgJobs
- 09/24/2004 Thursday & Friday in Bakersfield & Fresno: Farm workers hold candlelight vigils for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush
- 09/24/2004 Women File Lawsuit Against State’s Largest Dairy for Sex Discrimination Denounce Taxpayer Support for Discriminatory Employer
- 09/22/2004 Salinas Califirnian: Field workers gather for vigil: Group fasts in support of the AgJobs bill
- 09/20/2004 Monday to Friday, Greenfield to Watsonville: Farm workers fast for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush
- 09/20/2004 Fresno Bee: Drifting into danger: Florez bill would help ameliorate problems with pesticides.
- 09/18/2004 Bakersfield Californian : Man gets surprise pension: Retired farmworkers may have cash coming from UFW and not realize it
- 09/17/2004 Friday in Madera: Farm workers march for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush
- 09/17/2004 Retired farm worker to get more than $12,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 09/15/2004 PR Newswire: U.S. Leadership From Every Corner of the Country Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at CHCI Annual Gala
- 09/14/2004 Salon.com: Got guilt? Dairy workers grub for minimum wage in sickening manure pits — so American consumers can have cheap milk and cheese.
- 09/13/2004 Retired farm worker to get more than $32,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 09/10/2004 Reedley: Farm workers march for AgJobs bill being blocked by President Bush