Senate vote imminent: Act to save highest-paying domestic farm jobs
News Releases
- 09/15/1997 With historic Safeway & UFW accord, the nation’s 2nd largest food retailer to back organizing rights for strawberry workers
- 09/13/1997 ‘Veggi Libel’ bill stopped in Assembly/Prior ‘Veggi Libel’ release
- 09/10/1997 Stoker should stop using ALRB Chairman post to raise grower money for congressional race
- 08/27/1997 800 Line Wilshire to Honor Labor Day and Support Strawberry Workers
- 08/20/1997 Activists ask Driscoll to abide by workers rights pledge
- 08/15/1997 All Santa Cruz Natural Food Stores Pledge Support for UFW…
- 08/10/1997 Grower march fizzles
- 08/08/1997 Strawberry companies charged w/massive conspiracy to commit fraud through front group
- 08/07/1997 Driscoll grower faces class action lawsuit
- 08/05/1997 Permanent withdrawal of sexual harassment suit
- 08/05/1997 Community, Union workers call re growers march
- 07/27/1997 UFW on-line with new & expanded web site
- 07/27/1997 Hundreds of retired Central Coast UFW members receiving pension checks
- 07/24/1997 Driscoll Demonstration
- 07/03/1997 UFW denounces charges by WGA
- 06/27/1997 Gargiulo back pay settlement
- 06/18/1997 Driscoll Demonstration
- 06/17/1997 Gargiulo/Coastal Berries
- 06/13/1997 Injunction granted against Tsukiji strawberry farms
- 05/30/1997 Lucky’s/Jewles/Acme supermarket chain signs pledge to support strawberry workers.
- 04/29/1997 Martin Sheen, religous leaders arrested fighting for strawberry workers
- 04/13/1997 Arturo Rodriguez speech at April 13, 1997 march delivered to more than 30,000 farm workers and supporters.
- 04/04/1997 Rep. Joseph Kennedy comes to Watsonville support strawberry workers
- 03/26/1997 Prop. 65 pesticide lawsuit
- 03/05/1997 UFW President Rodriguez will unveil a ‘Stop the Salt, Save our Jobs’ water initiative for the fall ’98 ballot