United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 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 Atlantic Monthly, 7/98: 77 N. Washington St.-Editorial
- 07/01/1998 UFW President Rodriguez calls on owner of Coastal Berry to halt anti-union violence
- 06/27/1998 San Jose Mercury Ne: Letter to the Editor
- 06/24/1998 On National Right-to-Organize Day Major L.A. buyer for strawberry giant backs organizing rights for pickers, pledges to contact Driscoll
- 06/17/1998 UFW responds to WGA’s ‘absurd’ lawsuit
- 06/16/1998 Salinas second central coast city to back UFW’s strawberry worker’s orgainizing campaign
- 06/01/1998 Davis joins hundreds of farm workers ‘human billboarding’ in East L.A.
- 05/31/1998 New York Tim: As U.S. economy booms housing for migrant workers worsens