United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News and Events
- 07/20/2017 Union of Concerned Scientists: Environmental Injustice in the Early Days of the Trump Administration
- 07/20/2017 Turn to 23 ABC News (CA): UFW will host immigration rights and climate issue discussion on Thursday
- 07/20/2017 Public News Service: Court Denies Move to Force EPA Pesticide Decision
- 07/20/2017 San Antonio Express-News: Civil rights leader Martinez gets bouyant send-off in ‘La Tripa’
- 07/20/2017 News Review Today: Manure pond deaths raise concerns about farmworker safety
- 07/20/2017 KSAT San Antonio: Dozens pay tribute to longtime SA civil rights activist
- 07/20/2017 The American Prospect: Can a Revamped Farmworker Visa System Prevent Abuses?
- 07/19/2017 Jaime Martinez honored Cesar Chavez and also instilled pride among Hispanics in San Antonio
- 07/19/2017 Statement of Giev Kashkooli Political & Legislative Director, 2nd Vice President UFW before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture” July 19, 2017
- 07/19/2017 News & Observer: Should foreign farm workers be allowed to become citizens? GOP, Democrats disagree
- 07/19/2017 Growing Produce: Farm Labor Stories Making the News This Week
- 07/19/2017 KSBW: Rep. Panetta pushes to help farmworkers with ‘Blue Cards
- 07/19/2017 UFW: ‘How can House GOP expand a flawed guest worker program to an industry where many U.S. workers died gruesome deaths last year because it denies basic labor protections?’
- 07/18/2017 Buzzfeed: Trump’s Pick For EPA Post Writes “Science-Bible Stories” And Has Ties To The Chemical Industry
- 07/18/2017 News from Congressman Luis Gutierrez: Rep. Gutiérrez Joins UFW and House Co-Sponsors at Press Conference for Agricultural Worker Program Act, the ‘Blue Card’ Immigration Bill
- 07/18/2017 COURT DECLINES REQUEST TO HAVE EPA DECIDE ON CHLORPYRIFOS BAN PETITION
- 07/18/2017 PJ Media: Union Rep: Lawmakers Who Oppose Legalizing Ag Workers Should ‘Pick Watermelons’
- 07/18/2017 The Hill: Court rejects greens’ appeal of EPA decision not to ban pesticide
- 07/18/2017 Del Rio News Herald (TX): Civil rights advocates mourn sensitive loss
- 07/18/2017 Think Progress: Federal appeals court won’t stop EPA from using controversial pesticide
- 07/18/2017 The Hill: Court rejects greens’ appeal of EPA decision not to ban pesticide
- 07/17/2017 UFW, Rep. Gutierrez, 43 co-sponsors offer ‘more workable solution’ in advance of House GOP hearing over immigration
- 07/17/2017 Idaho State Journal: Manure ponds can be deadly for farm workers
- 07/17/2017 ABC 10 (CA): New Cal Expo exhibit honors farmworkers ufw news cec news
- 07/17/2017 KSAT San Antonio: Condolences pour in after death of civil rights activist Jaime Martinez