United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 07/12/2004 Roll Call: Frist Blocks Craig’s Immigration Measure
- 07/11/2004 Farm workers march by hundreds against immigration intimidation, for AgJobs bill
- 07/09/2004 Move beyond rhetoric to action, UFW’s Rodriguez will urge President Bush
- 07/08/2004 Pacific News Service : Collision Coming Over Farm Worker Legalization
- 07/08/2004 Give farm workers a vote on AgJobs,UFW urges Sen. Frist & White House
- 07/02/2004 Farm workers march in Arvin against immigration raids, for earned legalization
- 07/02/2004 Hundreds walking final day of farm workers’ 5-day Salinas Valley march protesting immigration raids and building support for earned legalization bill
- 07/01/2004 Farm workers march for two days in Ventura County to protest immigration raids and push for earned legalization
- 07/01/2004 Farm workers rally in Reedley against immigration raids, for earned legalization
- 06/30/2004 Associated Press : Farm workers march in Salinas Valley to protest immigration raids
- 06/29/2004 Farm workers’ five-day march up the Salinas Valley to protest immigration raids and push for earned legalization
- 06/29/2004 Tri City Herald: Workers settle Boardman dairy suit
- 06/28/2004 OR Dairy workers win $70,000 settlement
- 06/25/2004 Tri City Herald: Safeway steps into clash between dairy, workers
- 06/21/2004 Washington Post: Bush’s Retreat on Immigration Reform
- 06/21/2004 Oregon AFL-CIO Passes Resolution in Support of Threemile Canyon Farms Organizing Campaign
- 06/21/2004 Tri-City Herald: Workers scold state department attempts
- 06/13/2004 Hundreds to march for legalization and driver’s licenses
- 06/02/2004 Community, Labor, Faith-Based Leaders to Back New Driver’s License and Road Safety Bill
- 05/29/2004 Dozens to human billboard at Gallo of Sonoma’s tasting room
- 05/15/2004 UFW President Arturo Rodriguez keynotes Brawley Democratic dinner
- 05/13/2004 Washington’s new medical monitoring identifying a large number of exposed farm workers
- 05/13/2004 Seattle Times : Chemical exposure of farmworkers studied
- 05/04/2004 The Hill : Immigrant bill attains magic 60
- 04/05/2004 The Press Democrat : UFW rallies for worker rights: Marchers call for immigrant driver’s licenses, health care for contract laborers