United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 04/23/1999 Associated Pre: Union campaign on hold without labor board appointments
- 04/23/1999 Bakersfield Californi: UFW marches ahead on sixth anniversary of Chavez’s death
- 04/19/1999 Monterey Hera: UFW leaders vow to keep up union’s battle for better wages
- 04/18/1999 Salinas: Six years after his death, Cesar Chavez’s followers honor the legendary UFW founder by marching to continue his legacy and work
- 04/17/1999 L.A.: Six years after his death, Cesar Chavez’s followers honor the legendary UFW founder by marching to continue his legacy and work
- 04/17/1999 N.Y.: Six years after his death, Cesar Chavez’s followers honor the legendary UFW founder by marching for strawberry worker rights
- 04/13/1999 Senate Committee Supports New California Holiday In Honor of Cesar Chavez
- 04/01/1999 Los Angeles Tim: Activists Observe Chavez’s Birthday
- 04/01/1999 Bakersfield Californi: Honoring a man of ‘dignidad’
- 03/31/1999 Leaders from labor, politics & entertainment mark Cesar Chavez’s birthday by passing the UFW founder’s legacy on to next generation
- 03/31/1999 San Francisco Examin: Let us truly honor Cesar Chavez
- 03/31/1999 UFW founder’s March 31 birthday marked as Caltrans chief Jose Medina, Dolores Huerta and farm worker supporters unveil Cesar Chavez Street signs on 101
- 03/30/1999 Bakersfield Californi: Events to honor Chavez birthday
- 03/29/1999 Cesar Chavez’s son marks UFW founder’s birthday by discussing what happened to the movement in the six years since his father’s death
- 03/29/1999 Lofgren Backs Movement to Designate March 31st a Federal Holiday in Honor of Cesar Chavez
- 03/29/1999 San Francisco Chronicle, LEAH GARCHIK’S PERSONALS: Cesar Chavez street signs unveiled
- 03/29/1999 Los Angeles Tim: Labor of Love – Union: United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez involved his family in his cause, his granddaughter says at a rally.
- 03/27/1999 San Antonio Expre: Let’s honor César and his lessons
- 03/26/1999 Fresno B: Citrus aid bill awaits Davis OK
- 03/19/1999 Fresno B: Citrus freeze kindles warmhearted pupils
- 03/18/1999 Biggest food giveaway in Tulare County as 1,500 citrus worker families receive aid through UFW & USDA
- 03/15/1999 Los Angeles Tim: Pesticides May Harm Brain, Study Says – Health: Fetuses and young children in farm areas are at highest risk,research suggests, with intelligence, motor skills and personalities affected.
- 03/14/1999 Los Angeles Tim: A Left Coast Kennedy: The Son of a Political Icon Talks about the Interconnectedness of Fatherhood,Politics and Fun.
- 03/09/1999 Riverside Press Enterpri: First grower to sign grape pact dies
- 02/24/1999 San Francisco Chronicle:: Record settlement in farm workers suit: Lettuce grower will pay $1.85 million in harassment suit