United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 06/18/2019 Fox26News: Hazmat situation near Dinuba, dozens exposed to pesticide
- 06/18/2019 Fresno Bee: Dozens of farm workers exposed to pesticides in South Valley. 3 sent to the hospital
- 06/17/2019 Politico: Agreement reached on farmworkers’ rights after decades
- 06/14/2019 Los Angeles Times: Essential California: Using social media to make sure farmworkers know their rights
- 06/13/2019 The New Food Economy: In California, farm workers have a right to shade
- 06/12/2019 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: What a Farmworkers Bill of Rights would mean for New York
- 06/12/2019 mitú inc: César Chávez Changed The Way Our Country Treats Immigrant Farm Workers But There’s Still A Lot Of Work To Be Done
- 06/12/2019 mitú inc: We Are Loving The Respect And Credit These Grads Are Giving Their Farm Working Parents For Their Sacrifices To Give Their Kids The World
- 06/07/2019 Yahoo Lifestyle: What It Was Like Having Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez for a Father
- 06/04/2019 CBS News: House passes latest DREAM Act, hoping to place millions of immigrants on path to citizenship
- 06/04/2019 UFW hails House vote to protect deserving immigrants making important contributions to U.S.
- 05/30/2019 Union of Concerned Scientists: It’s National Heat Awareness Day—Let’s Protect Farmworkers from Extreme Heat
- 05/30/2019 Idaho Statesman: At least 20 Idahoans land in ER after toxic exposure. Did pesticides cause illness?
- 05/30/2019 Remezcla (blog): What Life Is Like as a Farmworker in the Trump Era
- 05/30/2019 The Desert Sun: 19 farmworkers died in a bus crash outside Blythe 45 years ago. Can a new memorial do them justice?
- 05/29/2019 WFLA: Valedictorian’s speech honoring immigrant parents goes viral
- 05/29/2019 Yakima Herald: Dozens of dairy workers demand $1 million in alleged unpaid wages from Mabton farm
- 05/28/2019 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Farmworker housing bill passes state Assembly
- 05/25/2019 National Post: 2020 Dem primary calendar may boost Hispanic voter clout
- 05/24/2019 Benito Link: State Assembly passes Farmworker Housing Act of 2019
- 05/20/2019 The farm worker movement mourns the passing of long time friend Ruben Montoya.
- 05/19/2019 Food Tank: A “Blue Card” Can Provide Protection for Farm Workers
- 05/16/2019 Modesto Bee: Loved ones honor teenage farm worker killed by heat stroke near Farmington in 2008
- 05/16/2019 As spring-summer harvest seasons begin, memorial service for pregnant Mexican immigrant, 17, whose 2008 death helped beef up California’s strict heat rules
- 05/14/2019 Workers World: Farm workers win big over Darigold