United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 03/01/2019 Daily Chronicle (WA): Senate Bill Targets Human Trafficking in Agricultural Industries
- 02/28/2019 Civil Eats: Farmworkers Are on the Frontlines of Climate Change. Can New Laws
- 02/26/2019 SeattleMet (WA): Land of Milk and Money: Inside the Wild World of Washington Dairy
- 02/26/2019 SF Gate (CA): New Mexico Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez holiday clears House
- 02/25/2019 Beyond Pesticides: New York Bill and Lawsuit Push for Farmworkers’ Right to Organize
- 02/22/2019 Capital Press: Bill would require Washington farmers to report slaves
- 02/22/2019 We are Mitu: Greatest Love Stories Of All Time Fueled By Latinos Romance
- 02/21/2019 Telemundo 52: Trabajadores alegan maltratos laborales
- 02/21/2019 The Hub-LA: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to speak in Santa Monica
- 02/21/2019 UFW ag industry transparency bill passes Senate Committee
- 02/21/2019 The Hill: EPA knows this pesticide is dangerous, so why did it reverse the ban?
- 02/20/2019 Farm Workers, Dairy Workers and Labor Activists to Hold Protest Outside Schultz Book Tour Event
- 02/19/2019 WDJT (WI): Marcus Center hosting The Inaugural César E. Chávez Birthday
- 02/19/2019 IEG Policy: Senate approves pesticide funding bill
- 02/18/2019 Bakersfield Now: A history of presidential visits in Kern County
- 02/15/2019 UFW condemns Trump’s fear mongering and abuse of constitutional authority
- 02/15/2019 United Farm Workers Championing Proposed SB 5693: Transparency in Agricultural Supply Chains Act
- 02/14/2019 Farmers Weekly: Glyphosate exposure increases cancer risk up to 41%, study finds
- 02/13/2019 Agri-Pulse: Senate passes PRIA bill
- 02/10/2019 Imperial Valley Press (CA): 40th anniversary of Rufino Contreras’ death memorialized
- 02/09/2019 KYMA (AZ): Memorial for farm worker killed during a local strike
- 02/08/2019 Rufino Contreras still inspires movement 40 years after lettuce striker was slain; UFW, Cesar Chavez family, local officials join Contreras family
- 02/07/2019 Sen. Kalama D. Harris: Harris Reintroduces Legislation to Strengthen Labor Protections for Farm Workers
- 02/07/2019 Rep. Raul Grijalva: Rep. Grijalva and Senator Harris Re-Introduce Fairness for Farm Workers Act’
- 02/07/2019 Farmworker Justice: FARMWORKER JUSTICE STATEMENT ON FAIRNESS FOR FARM WORKERS ACT OF 2019