News – Gerawan Twitter facebook YouTube Emailshare link 05/15/1998 UFW President roughed up, arrested by upstate NY cops while protesting mistreatment of strwberry workers 04/21/1998 Mayor Brown hosts signing of first strawberry contract for UFW; state’s largest organic berry grower joins Rodriguez the day before Earth Day 04/03/1998 Leaders of U.S. Catholic Bishops urge justice for strawberry workers 04/03/1998 Honoring Dr. King on 30th anniversary of his death with ’98 activism for strawberry workers; brief service, billboarding at Busch Stadium 04/03/1998 Associated Pre: Strawberry worker march in New York 03/31/1998 Statement from Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, Celebrating Cesar Chavez’s Birthday 3/31/98-La Paz, Keene, Calif. 03/28/1998 Thousands march to mark Cesar Chavez’s birthday, boost union strawberry drive as Calif. harvest begins 03/28/1998 UFW replies to false claims Driscoll strawberry workers are ‘free from discrimination’ & abuse’ 03/19/1998 30 years after first concert for Chavez, Peter Paul & Mary to perform UFW benefit, visit strawberry workers in camps & fields 03/18/1998 San Francisco Examin: Songs for a cause 03/15/1998 Hispanic Link Syndicated Column Service, Week of: Peter, Paul, & Mary Rally to “La Causa” once again on March 19 03/09/1998 US strawberry workers seek help in meetings with Japanese buyers of American fruit plus consumer, environmental and labor groups 03/09/1998 Politi: Whole Foods will not sign UFW pledge 03/09/1998 Tallahassee Democr: Quincy farm workers file suit 03/05/1998 UFW President Rodriguez will unveil a ‘Stop the Salt, Save our Jobs’ water initiative for the fall ’98 ballot 03/04/1998 UFW to hand out tens of thousands in relief and $9,000 cash to valley farm worker flood victims from Phoenix radio station listeners 03/02/1998 Politi: UFW wins Kroger’s support 02/27/1998 Chavez’s brother brings Ca berry pickers appeal to a top buyer of Driscoll strawberries 02/25/1998 Two UFW-backed bills seek greater voice for farm workers and the public in water policy making 02/19/1998 Bakersfield : “Veggi Libel” measure still alive in assembly 02/19/1998 LA Weekly, Week of February 19, 1998: Hunger Haunts the Farm Workers-Aid comes late after the freeze; many go wanting 02/01/1998 ’98 strawberry orgainizing drive builds on last year’s victories 01/26/1998 Santa Cruz judge hands UFW two victories against growers and industry ‘front groups’ 01/01/1998 Ms. Magazine, January/February: For a life of labor championing the rights of farm workers: Dolores Huerta, Woman of the year Women farm workers stand up to bias 12/23/1997 Three new UFW contracts include big Central Valley nursery plus first table grape grower since ’95 « Previous1…805806807808809…812Next »