United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 07/02/2024 The Huffington Post: Biden Announces New Rule To Protect Workers From Extreme Heat
- 07/02/2024 Politico: Biden announces heat rules as climate-related deaths rise
- 07/02/2024 The New York Times: Biden Administration to Announce First National Heat Protections for Workers
- 07/02/2024 United Farm Workers & UFW Foundation Welcome Proposed Rulemaking for Federal Heat Standards for Outdoor Workers
- 07/01/2024 Cal Matters: State inspectors are supposed to visit all farmworker housing to ensure its safety. Sometimes they used FaceTime instead
- 06/27/2024 CA Senator Cortese: Major Support For Senator Dave Cortese’s Life-Saving Farmworker Safety Bill, SB 1299
- 06/24/2024 Salem Reporter: Oregon Congresswoman introduces bill to provide disaster relief to farmworkers
- 06/20/2024 KOTA abc: Rep. Salinas wants to extend disaster relief for farm workers
- 06/18/2024 Farm Workers Welcome President Biden’s Action To Protect American Families
- 06/15/2024 Sierra Sun Times: California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Introduces Bicameral Legislation to Provide Disaster Relief for Farm Workers
- 06/14/2024 CBS News Sacramento: Measure could allow California farmworkers to be paid in event of natural disaster
- 06/14/2024 The Guardian: Top CDC officials warns US needs ‘more tests’ in face of bird flu fears
- 06/13/2024 American Progress: Extreme Heat Is More Dangerous for Workers Every Year
- 06/13/2024 USA News: Be ‘alert but not alarmed’ about bird flu, CDC official urges.
- 06/12/2024 23ABC: Hearing in Bakersfield regarding union rights draws over 100 people from across the state
- 06/10/2024 UFW mourns the passing of Rev. James Lawson
- 06/10/2024 Farm Workers to Rally at Yakima Court in Windmill Farms Lawsuit
- 06/10/2024 Aristeo Oropeza was alongside Cesar Chavez during the historic 1966 march
- 06/08/2024 Bakersfield Now: First heat wave of the year brings more work shortages for farmworkers
- 06/06/2024 El Pais: Teresa Romero: ‘Farmers put food on our table without caring if it benefits a Democrat or a Republican’
- 06/05/2024 CBS News: San Joaquin County farmworkers pick cherries while battling high temps
- 06/04/2024 MLive: Federal extreme heat protections still aren’t in place for outdoor workers as U.S. braces for early ‘heatwave’
- 06/04/2024 CBS News 13: San Joaquin County farmworkers pick cherries while battling high temps
- 06/03/2024 The Morning Call: Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching themThe Morning Call:
- 05/31/2024 Center of Disease Control: CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update May 31, 2024