United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 10/13/1998 San Francisco Chronicle: 4 Part Immigration Seri: The Other Side of the Law: Despite all U.S. efforts to curb it, immigration is rising
- 10/10/1998 Sacramento hosts a unique Kennedy-Chavez photo exhibit; families of the two men mark 30 years since RFK’s assassination
- 10/10/1998 Washington Po: Plenty of Domestic Farm Laborers
- 10/01/1998 California Journal, 10/98: “Latinos and Jews” Supporting Cesar Chavez’s cause for more than 30 years
- 10/01/1998 Veteran Labor Journalist David Bacon, October, 1998: UFW battles a company union in Watsonville
- 10/01/1998 Press Democr: Roederer workers walk off the job for the second time
- 09/29/1998 Press Democr: Balletto, UFW to sign contract
- 09/23/1998 Press Democr: UFW in at Roederer winery
- 09/23/1998 San Francisco Examin: Vineyard workers vote for the UFW
- 09/21/1998 Vineyard workers hand UFW first election victory in Mendocino Co.
- 09/18/1998 Press Democr: Wine workers at Roederer vote Monday
- 09/18/1998 Associated Pre: Growers and workers clash over reports of labor shortage
- 09/17/1998 LA Weekly, Week of Sept. 17, 1998: Strawberry Jam: Grower ploys dash UFW dreams in strawberry fields
- 09/16/1998 Fresno B: Report says 77% of grape industry violate laws Growers, contractors cited in Labor Department’s survey
- 09/16/1998 San Jose Mercury Ne: U.S. puts growers on notice: Labor contractors don’t meet pay, safety rules
- 09/15/1998 Press Democr: Workers awaiting UFW election
- 09/15/1998 Santa Cruz County Sentin: UFW demands a quicker pace in Coastal Berry election probe
- 09/14/1998 Coastal Berry workers demand action from ALRB against ‘sham’ election
- 09/12/1998 The Daily Journ: Philo winery hit with strike – UFW called in, union may result (Winemaker: “I don’t recall ever having problems with the unions.” The occasional “agitators” have previously simply been fired.)
- 09/12/1998 Press Democr: Roederer employees walk off job
- 09/06/1998 Fresno B: UFW follows ‘Cesar’s Dream’
- 09/06/1998 Associated Pre: United Farm Workers to sign contract with large vegetable grower
- 09/05/1998 UFW to announce new contracts as Labor Day weekend convention in Fresno focuses on farm worker organizing and political goals
- 09/05/1998 Press Democr: Contract gives UFW toehold in county
- 08/27/1998 San Jose Mercury Ne: UFW to halt strike because of grower’s death Sympathy: Work to resume on Friday.