United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 09/16/1997 San Francisco Chronic: Safeway signs pact with UFW in support of strawberry workers…
- 09/15/1997 With historic Safeway & UFW accord, the nation’s 2nd largest food retailer to back organizing rights for strawberry workers
- 09/13/1997 ‘Veggi Libel’ bill stopped in Assembly/Prior ‘Veggi Libel’ release
- 09/10/1997 Stoker should stop using ALRB Chairman post to raise grower money for congressional race
- 09/01/1997 San Francisco Chronic: Editorial: The UFW’s Resurgance
- 08/28/1997 Salinas Californi: Los Angeles workers rally for wages, benefits
- 08/27/1997 800 Line Wilshire to Honor Labor Day and Support Strawberry Workers
- 08/25/1997 Sacramento B: Toward ‘Veggi Libel’ Proposed law is wrong row to hoe
- 08/21/1997 San Jose Mercu: UFW rally rips ads
- 08/20/1997 Activists ask Driscoll to abide by workers rights pledge
- 08/19/1997 New York Tim: Teamsters and ex-rival go after apple industry
- 08/18/1997 San Francisco Chronic: Raspberry pickers sue grower: 3 in Watsonville say farm didn’t pay for overtime
- 08/15/1997 All Santa Cruz Natural Food Stores Pledge Support for UFW…
- 08/13/1997 Metro Santa Cruz, 8/13-20/97: Editorial Cartoon by DeCinzo, p.9
- 08/12/1997 PR Newswi: Supermarket Chain Supports Costal Berry Co.’s Committment to Neutrality….
- 08/10/1997 Grower march fizzles
- 08/08/1997 Strawberry companies charged w/massive conspiracy to commit fraud through front group
- 08/07/1997 Driscoll grower faces class action lawsuit
- 08/07/1997 LA Week: Fruits of their labor
- 08/06/1997 San Jose Mercu: Suit against UFW Pulled
- 08/05/1997 Permanent withdrawal of sexual harassment suit
- 08/05/1997 Community, Union workers call re growers march
- 08/01/1997 America @ Work, August 1997: Union Power Stirs Mushroom Workers
- 07/27/1997 UFW on-line with new & expanded web site
- 07/27/1997 Hundreds of retired Central Coast UFW members receiving pension checks