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News and Events
- 03/31/2003 San Francisco Chronicle – Honoring Chavez’s message of nonviolence – Peace and anti-war themes dominate parade and festival commemorating labor leader
- 03/30/2003 NBC LA – Cesar Chavez Honored In East L.A. – Cesar Chavez Day Is Monday
- 03/29/2003 San Diego Union Tribune – Cesar Chavez celebration starts early – School puts finishing touches on his statue
- 03/29/2003 Thousands walk to honor Cesar Chavez on the 10th anniversary of his death
- 03/14/2003 Associated Press – Charges, countercharges fly in wine country union fight
- 03/12/2003 Retired farm workers to get more than $41,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 03/03/2003 Dozens to create “human billboard” to turn out Los Angeles’ voters in support of Antonio Villaraigosa
- 02/12/2003 UFW helps 37 artichoke workers win more than $181,000 for unpaid work
- 02/11/2003 Los Angeles Times – UFW Wins Vote at Berry Grower – After a three-year battle, the union will represent nearly 900 pickers in Watsonville.
- 02/11/2003 Associated Press – UFW wins right to represent NorCal strawberry workers
- 02/10/2003 Associated Press – Farm workers win back wages in Monterey County settlement over mandatory travel time
- 01/22/2003 Bush war in Iraq would bring ‘lasting harm’ to democracy at home, UFW says
- 12/30/2002 UFW endorses Arambula for Assembly
- 12/09/2002 UFW backs IID water transfer if it includes $70 million in aid for ‘left-out’ Imperial farm worker communities
- 12/03/2002 Associated Press – Co-founder of United Farm Workers to receive Puffin/Nation Prize
- 12/02/2002 Modesto Bee – 1 Obscure board key to new farm labor law
- 11/16/2002 Los Angeles Times- UFW Pensions Catch Many by Surprise
- 11/15/2002 Retired Vegetable worker to get pension check for more than $10,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 11/14/2002 Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday
- 11/14/2002 Retired lettuce worker to get pension check for more than $48,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify
- 11/04/2002 Prospect Magazine – The Left Coast Goes Lefter: Even Gray Davis gets swept along
- 11/04/2002 Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday in Coachella and Calexico
- 10/31/2002 First Lady Sharon Davis at Fresno farm worker-built housing project & radio station with UFW’s Arturo Rodriguez
- 10/20/2002 Background about Gov. Gray Davis’ record on farm workers
- 10/20/2002 Three farm worker rallies Sunday feature Gov. Davis and Lt. Gov. Bustamante; thanks offered for historic farm labor bills (news release & Arturo Rodriguez’ statement)