United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 05/30/1998 UFW warns grower-controlled group that spreading further false information about strawberries will be proof of malice in a libel action
- 05/17/1998 San Francisco Examin: The strawberry standoff
- 05/15/1998 UFW President roughed up, arrested by upstate NY cops while protesting mistreatment of strwberry workers
- 04/21/1998 Mayor Brown hosts signing of first strawberry contract for UFW; state’s largest organic berry grower joins Rodriguez the day before Earth Day
- 04/03/1998 Honoring Dr. King on 30th anniversary of his death with ’98 activism for strawberry workers; brief service, billboarding at Busch Stadium
- 04/03/1998 Leaders of U.S. Catholic Bishops urge justice for strawberry workers
- 04/03/1998 Associated Pre: Strawberry worker march in New York
- 03/31/1998 Statement from Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, Celebrating Cesar Chavez’s Birthday 3/31/98-La Paz, Keene, Calif.
- 03/28/1998 UFW replies to false claims Driscoll strawberry workers are ‘free from discrimination’ & abuse’
- 03/28/1998 Thousands march to mark Cesar Chavez’s birthday, boost union strawberry drive as Calif. harvest begins
- 03/19/1998 30 years after first concert for Chavez, Peter Paul & Mary to perform UFW benefit, visit strawberry workers in camps & fields
- 03/18/1998 San Francisco Examin: Songs for a cause
- 03/15/1998 Hispanic Link Syndicated Column Service, Week of: Peter, Paul, & Mary Rally to “La Causa” once again on March 19
- 03/09/1998 Tallahassee Democr: Quincy farm workers file suit
- 03/09/1998 US strawberry workers seek help in meetings with Japanese buyers of American fruit plus consumer, environmental and labor groups
- 03/09/1998 Politi: Whole Foods will not sign UFW pledge
- 03/05/1998 UFW President Rodriguez will unveil a ‘Stop the Salt, Save our Jobs’ water initiative for the fall ’98 ballot
- 03/04/1998 UFW to hand out tens of thousands in relief and $9,000 cash to valley farm worker flood victims from Phoenix radio station listeners
- 03/02/1998 Politi: UFW wins Kroger’s support
- 02/27/1998 Chavez’s brother brings Ca berry pickers appeal to a top buyer of Driscoll strawberries
- 02/25/1998 Two UFW-backed bills seek greater voice for farm workers and the public in water policy making
- 02/19/1998 LA Weekly, Week of February 19, 1998: Hunger Haunts the Farm Workers-Aid comes late after the freeze; many go wanting
- 02/19/1998 Bakersfield : “Veggi Libel” measure still alive in assembly
- 02/01/1998 ’98 strawberry orgainizing drive builds on last year’s victories
- 01/26/1998 Santa Cruz judge hands UFW two victories against growers and industry ‘front groups’