United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 02/15/2000 Earlimart pesticide victims appear before officials who have failed to meet with them
- 02/02/2000 Education Week: Sacramento Mayor’s Legacy: Improved Schools
- 02/01/2000 Sacramento Bee: Senate backs full Chavez holiday
- 01/31/2000 Chavez holiday bill wins approval from Key CA senate panel
- 01/30/2000 Fresno Bee: 30 years and one day to extol Chavez
- 01/27/2000 Sacramento Bee: $82,000 collected in memorial fund
- 01/27/2000 Coast Weekly: Berried by the opposition?
- 01/26/2000 San Jose Mercury News: Diverse coalition pushes state holiday in honor of Chavez
- 01/20/2000 Campaign for Cesar Chavez holiday picks up support
- 01/18/2000 Los Angeles Times: Rendering unto Cesar what is Cesar’s due
- 01/16/2000 Los Angeles Times: Crowd rallies in Santa Anna for Chavez Day
- 01/15/2000 Farm workers remember Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- 01/03/2000 Que Pasa.com: Latino of the century: César Chávez
- 12/25/1999 Bakersfield Californian: Senator pushes legislation to give paid day off
- 12/22/1999 One of six big Vons trucks with holiday food heads for needy citrus worker families in Fresno County
- 12/09/1999 Fresno Bee: 1 Earlimart residents urge review of pesticide policies
- 12/08/1999 Associated Press, 1: Residents sickened by pesticide cloud; ag officials consider changing rules
- 12/08/1999 Pact with Anderson Vineyards is UFW’s first Mendocino County contract: Union-label Champagne for the new Millennium now available
- 12/08/1999 Earlimart pesticide victims bring appeal for change to top Tulare County officials
- 12/07/1999 Sacramento Bee, 1: Dolores Huerta receives human rights award at White House.
- 11/25/1999 Los Angeles Times, Take Time to Give Thanks to Harvesters: Farm workers: In these good times, the fortunate are further removed than ever from those whose work enables our wealth.
- 11/18/1999 Sacramento Bee, 1: Mayor Serna dies at home: laborers’ son left a big mark on city
- 11/16/1999 Bakersfield Californian: Pesticide reeked of ‘dirty socks’
- 11/16/1999 Fresno Bee: Earlimart pesticide case baffles officials: Application that made dozens ill appears legal, inspectors say.
- 11/15/1999 Fresno B: Airborne pesticide sends 21 Earlimart residents to hospitals