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- 08/30/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: Revised farm labor bill expected to win passage
- 08/30/2002 Associated Press: Farm workers union agrees to remove binding arbitration from bill
- 08/29/2002 Sacramento Bee UFW switch could end bill standoff
- 08/29/2002 San Jose Mercury News United Farm Workers offer Davis a compromise UNION WILLING TO RELY ON MEDIATORS INSTEAD OF BINDING ARBITRATION
- 08/29/2002 LA Weekly Growing Pains – What the governor sows, he will reap
- 08/29/2002 Farm worker supporters rally for historic UFW bill at governor’s San Diego office
- 08/29/2002 Farm worker supporters rally for historic UFW bill at governor’s L.A. office
- 08/28/2002 Los Angeles Times A Stronger Simon Could Have Helped Farmers
- 08/28/2002 San Francisco Chronicle Sign the farmworkers’ bill
- 08/27/2002 Ventura County Star Arbitration bill goes to Davis – Farm workers help Burton deliver it
- 08/27/2002 Fresno Bee Davis has month to decide bill
- 08/26/2002 Los Angeles Times CAPITOL JOURNAL: Farm Workers March to the Capitol, but Davis’ Steps Will Come Later – George Skelton
- 08/26/2002 Los Angeles Times: History Echoes as Farm Workers Rally for Bill Labor: Bid to establish binding arbitration puts pressure on Davis, a UFW ally in ’75 triumph.
- 08/26/2002 Sacramento Bee: Dan Walters: Farm workers and farmers turn up heat on Davis over landmark bill
- 08/26/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: UFW makes plea at Capitol 10-day march ends in rally urging Davis to support bill
- 08/26/2002 UFW’s Rodriguez & Huerta join dozens of farm workers escorting Burton bill and giant pen to governor’s office
- 08/25/2002 Thousands join farm workers for last leg of 165-mile, 11-day ‘March for the Governor’s Signature’ to Sacramento
- 08/25/2002 Associated Press: Farmworkers and union supporters march to Capitol in support of bill
- 08/24/2002 Salinas Californian SB 1736 separates ‘good’ from ‘bad’ in farm-labor talks
- 08/24/2002 Farm workers march reaches Sacramento; thousands on last leg to state Capitol
- 08/24/2002 Los Angeles Times: Senate Leader Calls On Davis to Sign Farm Worker Bill – Labor: Burton warns him not to give in to growers and veto the binding arbitration measure. The governor’s aides restate his concern for its effect on the state’s economy.
- 08/24/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: Burton warns Davis not to veto UFW bill – If governor decides to, it would ‘hurt him,’ says Senate president
- 08/23/2002 12 Chavez grandchildren join trek Friday; route, schedule set for weekend events
- 08/23/2002 San Francisco Chronicle: Still marching after all these years – Farmworkers follow path established by Chavez in fight for legislation
- 08/22/2002 Lawmakers meet with fasting farm workers on north steps, then join march Thursday