United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 08/15/2003 Thousands at weekend farm worker marches to win driver’s licenses for undocumented
- 08/15/2003 UFW and Brownsville diocese settle dispute over fired south Texas parish workers
- 08/12/2003 8/12/03-8/17/03: Thousands of farm workers joining UFW-led marches to win driver’s licenses for the undocumented on eve of key Capitol debate
- 08/12/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinel : Immigrant driving bill gains speed in county
- 06/23/2003 Retired farm worker to get more than $42,000 in pension check; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 06/10/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinal : UFW, Coastal Berry strike deal
- 05/28/2003 Salinas Californian – Lawmakers face off on ag bill’s amendments: Grower tax breaks, health care for farm workers debated
- 05/24/2003 Presentation by Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Raices y Alas 20033, South Bend, Indiana
- 05/18/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinal – Restrictions on pesticides may be eased
- 05/14/2003 Retired farm workers to get more than $17,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 05/03/2003 Cartoon by award winning sindicated cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz http://www.lacucaracha.com
- 04/27/2003 Modesto Bee – Bill tackles farmworker health care
- 04/25/2003 San Francisco Chronicle – Chavez stamp feted across Bay Area – Rights leader honored decade after his death
- 04/23/2003 Associated Press : Labor leader Cesar Chavez honored with commemorative stamp
- 04/22/2003 Joint UFW-CMA bill turns growers’ $80 million tax break into tax credit for farm worker health coverage
- 04/21/2003 Los Angeles Times – UFW Seeks Improved Health Care
- 04/18/2003 National Catholic Reporter
- 04/16/2003 Associated Press Labor board orders hearing on unfair practices charge against Gallo
- 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