United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News Releases
- 08/15/2013 Remarks by Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, ‘The Roadmap to Citizenship Goes Through Bakersfield,’ August 14, 2013—Bakersfield
- 08/14/2013 GIVE US A VOTE ON A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP NOW!
- 08/09/2013 Farm workers lead statewide caravan to Bakersfield urging Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy to support path to citizenship
- 08/08/2013 Retired grape worker, 80, to get handed $11,445 pension check; five other family members also qualify for UFW pensions
- 08/07/2013 Farm workers and immigrant rights leaders travel the road to citizenship, vow not to take ‘No’ for an answer
- 08/07/2013 UFW president joins acting Agriculture Deputy Secretary and growers to discuss comprehensive immigration reform
- 08/05/2013 No Rest on the Path to Citizenship
- 08/01/2013 Over 30 Advocates, including UFW leader, Arrested on Capitol Hill For Protesting Unjust Immigration Policies, House GOP Inaction on Path to Citizenship
- 08/01/2013 UFW leader risk arrest at civil disobedience action on Capitol Hill
- 08/01/2013 United Farm Workers, United We Dream and America’s Voice Deliver Cantaloupes to 224 House Members Who Voted With Rep. Steve King on Immigration
- 08/01/2013 Boehner Gave Steve King a Vote on Deportation; When Will We Get Our Vote on Citizenship?
- 07/26/2013 Presente.org, CREDO, DRM Action Coalition, United Farm Workers Call on Boehner to Remove Steve King from Congressional Committee
- 07/15/2013 Remarks by Arturo S. Rodriguez, President United Farm Workers of America, Services for Juan Manuel Ochoa, July 14, 2013—Delano, Ca
- 07/14/2013 Joan Baez rekindles support for the farm workers’ cause
- 06/28/2013 UFW members employed at Oxnard fresh-vegetable company to celebrate the Senate passage of immigration reform legislation
- 06/27/2013 UFW celebrates passage of first significant immigration reform bill in years, urges Republican-led House to follow suit
- 06/27/2013 UFW to celebrate imminent Senate passage of immigration reform bill with local rallies, bolster support for House vote
- 06/27/2013 A picture is worth a thousand words: Farm worker posts her “Photos from the Fields” on Facebook to convey support for immigration reform
- 06/26/2013 ‘Photos from the Fields’ social media campaign in support of immigration reform enters its second day
- 06/24/2013 Farm workers to post ‘Photos from the Fields’ on social media, asking lawmakers to support Senate immigration reform bill
- 06/20/2013 Farm worker movement backs bill for schools to teach Filipino Americans’ key role in farm labor struggles
- 06/19/2013 Draconian agricultural temporary worker bill passes Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee panel
- 06/19/2013 Farm workers plan to visit Assemblyman Luis Alejo of Salinas, seeking answers for his refusal to support farm labor bill
- 06/18/2013 UFW applauds Congressman Valadao for opposing temporary worker program that would roll back farm worker protections
- 06/17/2013 Farm workers and immigration reform advocates urge GOP whip McCarthy to oppose Rep. Goodlatte’s new Bracero program bill