News and Events Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 09/12/2023 UFW & UFW Foundation Welcome Department of Labor’s Proposed H-2A Rules 09/12/2023 Mourning nonviolence change maker Father Louis Vitale OFM, who championed Cesar Chavez and the farm workers’ cause 09/09/2023 KGET: United Farm Workers killed in 1973 strike for rights honored 09/06/2023 Salon: It’s been a big year for the labor movement. What about farmworkers? 09/06/2023 NPR: Creating a heat standard for vulnerable farmworkers could take years 09/06/2023 Wafler Farms ordered to mediation for a union agreement with the United Farm Workers 09/04/2023 Oregon Capital Chronicle: All workers – including farmworkers – deserve the right to organize 09/02/2023 The Seattle Times: Advocates ramp up support in Seattle for farmworker union recognition 08/31/2023 America’s Voice: Let’s Celebrate And Honor The Essential Immigrant Workers Who Keep Us Fed All Year Round 08/30/2023 CalMatters: Coachella Valley farmworkers lost hundreds of dollars during storm Hilary. Financial aid options are slim. 08/30/2023 CBS News: Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations 08/29/2023 The Fresno Bee: Growers, labor companies in Fresno County fined for not paying farmworkers, regulator says 08/25/2023 Times Union: UFW files unfair labor practice charge against Ulster County farm for alleged ‘intimidation’ 08/23/2023 UFW Condemns Porpiglia Farm Owners’ intimidation of workers and threats against UFW organizer 08/22/2023 KQED: A Farmworker Death in California Heat Has UFW, Padilla Urging Major Changes 08/21/2023 Mile-long human billboard line with UFW Pres. Romero calls for recognizing union & buying union-picked mushrooms 08/18/2023 The Bakersfield Californian: ‘Laws on the books aren’t the laws in the field’: US Senator Padilla, advocates seek national workplace heat protections 08/18/2023 Senator Alex Padilla: Padilla Joins Union Workers in the Central Valley to Push for Federal Heat Stress Protections 08/18/2023 The Sentinel: After farmworker’s death in Fresno-area heat, UFW and Sen. Padilla say it’s time for stronger protections at work 08/18/2023 KVPR: Farmworker dies in Fresno County after working in extreme heat. ‘He should not have died.’ 08/18/2023 NBC News: Dispute between a Utah farmer and farmworkers triggers probe into fraud and human trafficking 08/17/2023 50 years since UFW strikers Nagi Daifallah & Juan De La Cruz gave their lives to build the UFW 08/16/2023 Los Angeles Times: 113 degrees at work, failing AC at home: Farmworkers can’t escape life-threatening heat 08/16/2023 The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Farm Bureau President Gibson resigns after alleged assault of farm worker 08/15/2023 Los Angeles Times: Video of farmer slapping migrant worker leads to human trafficking investigation « Previous1…678910…364Next »