UFW calls for boycott of Windmill Mushrooms
News and Events
- 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
- 03/31/1999 Leaders from labor, politics & entertainment mark Cesar Chavez’s birthday by passing the UFW founder’s legacy on to next generation
- 03/30/1999 Bakersfield Californi: Events to honor Chavez birthday
- 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.
- 03/29/1999 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
- 03/27/1999 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
- 02/19/1999 Washington Po: Pesticide levels cited as risk to children: Produce items may exceed EPA guidlines
- 02/19/1999 PR Newswi: Governor Davis announces state freeze relief efforts
- 02/16/1999 Fresno B: Visalia’s Vons delivers giant truckload of relief
- 02/12/1999 Fresno B: Vons to donate $200,000 of aid
- 02/11/1999 First of six 18-wheel Vons trucks with food and baby supplies heads from L.A. store to stricken Valley citrus belt
- 02/10/1999 Fresno B: Freeze disaster declared
- 02/09/1999 Associated Pre: President declares California’s $656 million crop-killing freeze a disaster
- 02/09/1999 UFW: Stricken citrus workers awaiting relief from President Clinton’s disaster declaration
- 02/08/1999 Associated Pre: Freeze hits workers hard, too: Jobless seek help in paying overdue bills