News and Events

11/22/2021 The Hill: 91 House Dems call on Senate to expand immigration protections in Biden spending bill
11/19/2021 House Passes Build Back Better Act, Approves Immigration Protections for Millions Including Farm Workers
11/16/2021 The Fresno Bee: Agricultural workers lag furthest behind in vaccines
11/05/2021 Successful Farming: ‘Build back’ bill offers work authorization for undocumented immigrants
11/04/2021 The Real News Network: While other sectors experience strikes, farm workers are still fighting for basic human rights
11/03/2021 The Counter: ‘Temperatures continue to rise and farmworkers continue to be at risk’
11/03/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation: Back new House Democrats’ ‘real, tangible relief for millions of the undocumented’
10/28/2021 Business Insider: Extreme temperatures are killing farm workers — and it’s ‘entirely preventable,’ labor advocates say. They want Democratic governors to do something about it.
10/28/2021 United Farm Workers & UFW Foundation on Build Back Better Framework
10/27/2021 Your Central Valley: CA attorney general meets with organizers, discusses labor conditions for Valley farmworkers
10/27/2021 Merced Sun Star: Farm labor laws are ignored, Fresno advocates say. Will California attorney general fix it?
10/27/2021 abc 30 Action News: California attorney general promises improved farmworker protection
10/25/2021 Farm worker movement marks Larry D. Itliong Day
10/22/2021 Statesman Journal: As rules are crafted, farmworkers report limited access to breaks, shade on hot days
10/18/2021 The Sacramento Bee: California Democrat joins race for tossup congressional seat. Will GOP be able to keep it?
10/15/2021 23 ABC News: The Farmworkers Movement: A legacy that lives on
10/12/2021 The Sacramento Bee: Why would Newsom veto a popular bill to help farm workers organize? His business interests
10/07/2021 PBS NewsHour: The U.S. will develop a federal heat standard for the first time. Here’s what advocates and labor experts want
10/07/2021 KION 5/46: Federal leaders and UFW reveal a new farmworker assistance program
10/04/2021 USDA: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Recognizes Farmworkers at White House Roundtable on National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Farm Safety and Health Week
10/04/2021 Bloomberg: Soaring Heat Is Killing America’s Farm Workers
09/30/2021 Los Angeles Times: Column: How Newsom disappointed farmworkers after they defended him in the recall election
09/29/2021 UFW & UFW Foundation on second Senate Parliamentarian ruling: “We are not strangers to ‘No’ on our path to ‘Sí, Se Puede”
09/27/2021 Idaho News 6: Support continues on immigration reform for undocumented farmworkers, Idahoan advocates at U.S. Capitol
09/23/2021 Newsweek: Farm Workers March to French Laundry in Protest of Vetoed Union Elections Bill