News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 07/22/1998 Sacramento B: State board to refree rival union’s turf war 07/22/1998 Fresno B: UFW’s fight with rival union moves to Sacramento 07/22/1998 San Jose Mercury Ne: Lawmakers, UFW fighting union election 07/22/1998 State ‘surrenders to extortion’ in Coastal Berry Co. election 07/22/1998 Press Release from Senator Hilda L. Solis: Lawmakers investigating ALRB response to grower violence and control of election push at largest berry ranch 07/21/1998 San Jose Mercury Ne: UFW says workers group plot of anti-union growers 07/21/1998 San Francisco Chronic: Anti-UFW Group Threatens to Spoil Berry Campaign They want to be represented by independent union 07/21/1998 San Francisco Examin: Berry, steel disputes among focal points of labor federation’s 22nd convention 07/21/1998 Salinas: Central coast strawberry workers hold vigil at ALRB urging rejection of violence and ‘sham’ election bid by big berry grower. 07/21/1998 Sacramento: Central coast farmworkers camp out at ALRB urging rejection of violence and ‘sham’ election bid by big berry grower. 07/20/1998 Workers link violence & election bid to anti-union Coastal Berry Co. managers 07/20/1998 Sweeney, Rodriguez link violence & ‘sham’ election bid to anti-union Coastal Berry Co. managers; canceled checks connect berry industry giants to ‘front’ groups 07/18/1998 San Francisco Examin: Union foes file petition for vote on representation 07/16/1998 Fresno B: Warmerdam pushed for new talks 07/16/1998 Bakersfield Californi: Growers may face shortage of workers 07/15/1998 Supporters of ‘Stop the Salt, Save Our Jobs’ measure announce it has made fall ballot; water district board will also take up UFW-backed plan 07/10/1998 18 Dole farm workers illegally fired in 1994 to get checks for $162,000 07/09/1998 Los Angeles Tim: Farmer Faces Suit in Death of Worker 07/08/1998 Clergy delegation from St. Louis challenges Driscoll after Calif. strawberry giant paid for trip to view condition in California berry fields 07/07/1998 UFW to announce $500,000 going to 1,000 berry workers, many from Coastal Berry Co., for settlement of federal class action suit 07/07/1998 Coastal Berry workers call for ‘peace in the fields’ with march & vigil at Watsonville cooler 07/02/1998 San Jose Mercu: Berry Workers Skirmish 07/02/1998 Coastal Berry workers stage vigils at cooler in Watsonville demanding peace in the fields 07/02/1998 Celebrities, UFW co-founder and berry worker supporters will visit up-scale Valley Restaurants during march down Ventura Blvd. 07/01/1998 UFW President Rodriguez calls on owner of Coastal Berry to halt anti-union violence « Previous1…357358359360361…364Next »