United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
News Releases
- 06/23/2011 FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH: MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, FARM WORKERS TO URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN FAIR TREATMENT FOR FARM WORKERS ACT
- 06/23/2011 Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m.: Farm workers denounce employers’ attempts to coerce them into demonstrating against SB 104
- 06/23/2011 Cesar Chavez sibling and Sen. Steinberg at state Capitol vigil asking Gov. Brown to let farm workers to protect themselves by signing SB 104
- 06/22/2011 12 noon Wednesday, June 22: UFCW Intl. Pres. Hansen joins hundreds of farm workers at state Capitol for seventh straight day
- 06/21/2011 Tuesday, June 21 at 12 noon: State, national Latina leaders urge Gov. Brown to sign the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act
- 06/20/2011 Monday, June 20 at 12 noon: State Controller John Chiang joins Latino Caucus members on chain fast for SB 104. Farm workers, supporters in 12-day drive urging Gov. Brown to sign bill
- 06/16/2011 United Farm Workers announces chain fast and vigil to urge Gov. Brown to sign SB 104
- 06/16/2011 Thursday, June 16: Farm Workers Deliver Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act (SB 104) to Gov. Brown June 16 – Latino leaders, Labor unions, and supporters launch 12-day campaign in support
- 06/15/2011 Real people from the fields: Mauricia Calvillo and why farm workers need “Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act”
- 06/14/2011 REP. LAMAR SMITH’S MANDATORY E-VERIFY PROPOSAL LEADS TO MORE EXPLOITATION OF FARMWORKERS – UFW AND FARMWORKER JUSTICE OPPPOSE E-VERIFY WITHOUT LEGALIZATION
- 06/14/2011 Cesar Chavez Foundation receives U.S. agency’s top national award for service and volunteerism
- 06/08/2011 “Human Billboards” in the Central Valley urge Governor Brown to sign Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act
- 06/06/2011 Oakland City Council to pass resolution in support of the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers
- 05/24/2011 State panel nominates National Chavez Center at Keene, Calif. for National Historic Registry
- 05/19/2011 Chavez family, UFW applaud City Council vote for new Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. in San Antonio
- 05/18/2011 Farm Workers Witness Historic Vote on The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act, By Edgar Sanchez Special to the UFW
- 05/18/2011 San Diego shipyard announcement Navy secretary, Chavez family unveil Navy’s newest cargo ship: USNS Cesar Chavez
- 05/16/2011 State Assembly approves Steinberg bill to make it easier for farm workers to protect themselves
- 05/13/2011 TRAGIC DEATH OF TEEN FARM WORKER IN 2008 PROPELS UNCLE TO FIGHT FOR LABOR RIGHTS — By Edgar Sanchez Special to the UFW
- 05/12/2011 Backgrounder: The Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act (SB 104)
- 05/12/2011 State Assembly Honors Late Teen Farm Worker by Voting on Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act
- 05/10/2011 National Park Service hearing on preserving key Cesar Chavez historical sites in Delano and Keene
- 04/30/2011 Democratic Convention Speech – UFW Secretary Treasurer Sergio Guzman
- 04/26/2011 LOS ANGELES ACTIVISTS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CALL TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS OF U.S.TOBACCO FARM WORKERS
- 04/13/2011 UFW: U.S. can’t afford replacing domestic workers with foreign laborers through expansion of the H2A program