News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 03/31/2003 San Francisco Chronicle – Honoring Chavez’s message of nonviolence – Peace and anti-war themes dominate parade and festival commemorating labor leader 03/30/2003 NBC LA – Cesar Chavez Honored In East L.A. – Cesar Chavez Day Is Monday 03/29/2003 Thousands walk to honor Cesar Chavez on the 10th anniversary of his death 03/29/2003 San Diego Union Tribune – Cesar Chavez celebration starts early – School puts finishing touches on his statue 03/14/2003 Associated Press – Charges, countercharges fly in wine country union fight 03/12/2003 Retired farm workers to get more than $41,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify 03/03/2003 Dozens to create “human billboard” to turn out Los Angeles’ voters in support of Antonio Villaraigosa 02/12/2003 UFW helps 37 artichoke workers win more than $181,000 for unpaid work 02/11/2003 Los Angeles Times – UFW Wins Vote at Berry Grower – After a three-year battle, the union will represent nearly 900 pickers in Watsonville. 02/11/2003 Associated Press – UFW wins right to represent NorCal strawberry workers 02/10/2003 Associated Press – Farm workers win back wages in Monterey County settlement over mandatory travel time 01/22/2003 Bush war in Iraq would bring ‘lasting harm’ to democracy at home, UFW says 12/30/2002 UFW endorses Arambula for Assembly 12/09/2002 UFW backs IID water transfer if it includes $70 million in aid for ‘left-out’ Imperial farm worker communities 12/03/2002 Associated Press – Co-founder of United Farm Workers to receive Puffin/Nation Prize 12/02/2002 Modesto Bee – 1 Obscure board key to new farm labor law 11/16/2002 Los Angeles Times- UFW Pensions Catch Many by Surprise 11/15/2002 Retired Vegetable worker to get pension check for more than $10,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify 11/14/2002 Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday 11/14/2002 Retired lettuce worker to get pension check for more than $48,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify 11/04/2002 Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday in Coachella and Calexico 11/04/2002 Prospect Magazine – The Left Coast Goes Lefter: Even Gray Davis gets swept along 10/31/2002 First Lady Sharon Davis at Fresno farm worker-built housing project & radio station with UFW’s Arturo Rodriguez 10/20/2002 Background about Gov. Gray Davis’ record on farm workers 10/20/2002 The Sacramento Bee – Chavez, Steinbeck:The ties that bind « Previous1…330331332333334…364Next »