United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 05/31/2024 U.S. HHS Department: Fact Sheet: In Response to H5N1, HHS and USDA Focus on Protecting Farmworkers
- 05/30/2024 KFF Health News: Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn’t Reaching Them
- 05/30/2024 The Stand: ‘We want a labor law that protects all farm workers’
- 05/30/2024 Axios: Third bird flu case confirmed in U.S. farmworker
- 05/29/2024 The Guardian: As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk
- 05/26/2024 USA Today: Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them
- 05/17/2024 The Tablet: Fatal Bus Crash in Florida Seen as Reminder of How Farmworkers Are All Too Often Forgotten
- 05/17/2024 CalMatters: California farmworkers: Why are so many dying in crashes?
- 05/14/2024 CNN: 8 killed and 45 hurt after a bus carrying farm workers crashes in Florida
- 05/14/2024 NBC News: 8 dead and 8 critically injured in severe bus crash in Florida
- 05/14/2024 Ocala Star Banner: UPDATE: 8 dead, 8 critically injured when bus carrying farmworkers crashes in west Marion County
- 05/14/2024 The Guardian: Eight killed after bus carrying migrant workers crashes in Florida
- 05/14/2024 CalMatters: California cracked down after a crash killed 13 farmworkers. Why are workers still dying on the road?
- 05/14/2024 People’s World: Could the avian flu become the next pandemic in the United States?
- 05/13/2024 Associated Press: Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law
- 05/10/2024 Los Angeles Times: UFW leader Teresa Romero honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 05/08/2024 USA Today: No shade, no water, no breaks: DeSantis’ new law threatens Florida outdoor worker health
- 05/06/2024 America’s Voice: ‘A Champion for Farmworkers Across the Fields’: UFW President Teresa Romero Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 05/03/2024 President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 05/03/2024 United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 05/02/2024 Farm workers who voted for UFW seek binding arbitration to win union contracts at five New York farms; state certifies UFW after workers voted at a sixth company
- 05/01/2024 The Nation: Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers’ Rights
- 05/01/2024 America’s Voice: On May Day, Let’s Celebrate Workers’ Contributions – And Keep Fighting For Their Rights and Dignity
- 04/30/2024 Earthjustice: EPA Proposes Banning Toxic Food Pesticide Over Drinking Water Concerns
- 04/27/2024 QKED: US Department of Labor Hails Expanded Protections for H-2A Farmworkers in Santa Rosa