United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 12/20/2001 Ventura County Star: UFW distributes holiday gifts to farm-worker families
- 12/12/2001 The Monitor (TX): UFW protests lawmaker’s support for free trade bill
- 12/11/2001 Yakima Herald (WA): Farm Workers Protest Lack of Help
- 12/11/2001 Tri-City Herald (WA): Ag workers protest labor agency
- 12/11/2001 UFW leaders, activists confront Hinojosa for ‘abandoning working family constituents’
- 12/04/2001 Fresno Bee: 1 Nursery workers demonstrate
- 12/04/2001 Farm workers picket big Visalia nursery demanding job security in new UFW contract
- 11/30/2001 Los Angeles Times: Grape Grower Sued Over Harassment-Labor: EEOC brings action against Coastal Valley Management on behalf of female farm workers.
- 11/14/2001 Arizona Daily Star: County OKs Chavez holiday
- 10/20/2001 Farmworker &Latino activists launch biggest Valley registration drive as 250 attend all-day training conference
- 09/29/2001 Salinas Californian: Pension surprises retired ag worker
- 09/29/2001 Santa Cruz Sentinal: Farmworker finds pension pays off: $73,000, so far
- 09/28/2001 Retired Filipino-American farm worker to receive $73,357 pension check; UFW appeals to others who may not know about benefits
- 09/19/2001 The Monitor: Cornyn: Social Security card not needed for driver’s license
- 09/18/2001 One week later… Immigrant community, workers, labor and religious leaders to gather in heart of L.A.’s immigrant community and issue call for unity
- 09/14/2001 Saturday & Sunday in Calif., Ariz., Texas & Washington state: Farm workers organize nine events in four states honoring victims of terrorist attacks and statement from the farm workers’ movement on tragic terrorist attack against the United States
- 09/14/2001 Saturday & Sunday in Calif., Ariz., Texas & Washington state: Farm workers organize nine events in four states honoring victims of terrorist attacks and statement from the farm workers’ movement on tragic terrorist attack against the United States
- 09/12/2001 Statement from the farm workers’ movement on terrorist attack against the United States
- 09/11/2001 Ventura County Star: Pictsweet organizer backed by board
- 09/09/2001 Los Angeles Times: Board Accuses Pictsweet of Illegally Firing Worker
- 09/08/2001 Los Angeles Times: Jim Drake, 63; Aide to Chavez Helped Spread UFW’s Message
- 09/08/2001 Pictsweet workers host prayer vigil after state prosecutors charge company with firing leading union activist for supporting the UFW
- 09/02/2001 Los Angeles Times: Pickers March Across Ventura – Labor: Workers demanding a contract protest their treatment by Pictsweet. Event is part of renewed offensive by UFW
- 09/01/2001 “Providence” star Mike Farrell leads Labor Day weekend march by mushroom workers against labor law-breaking Pictsweet Farms
- 08/30/2001 New UCLA Study to Show Immigrants’ Impact on U.S. Economy