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News and Events
- 12/08/1999 Earlimart pesticide victims bring appeal for change to top Tulare County officials
- 12/08/1999 Associated Press, 1: Residents sickened by pesticide cloud; ag officials consider changing rules
- 12/07/1999 Sacramento Bee, 1: Dolores Huerta receives human rights award at White House.
- 11/25/1999 Los Angeles Times, Take Time to Give Thanks to Harvesters: Farm workers: In these good times, the fortunate are further removed than ever from those whose work enables our wealth.
- 11/18/1999 Sacramento Bee, 1: Mayor Serna dies at home: laborers’ son left a big mark on city
- 11/16/1999 Bakersfield Californian: Pesticide reeked of ‘dirty socks’
- 11/16/1999 Fresno Bee: Earlimart pesticide case baffles officials: Application that made dozens ill appears legal, inspectors say.
- 11/15/1999 Fresno B: Airborne pesticide sends 21 Earlimart residents to hospitals
- 11/15/1999 Associated Pre: Pesticide mist forces 150 to evacuate, sends dozens to hospital
- 11/13/1999 UFW: Earlimart poisoning shows need for greater scrutiny of toxic pesticides
- 11/11/1999 Sacramento B: Farm workers journey far to honor one of their own
- 11/08/1999 Statement from Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO at March for Mayor Joe Serna Jr.
- 11/08/1999 Farm workers mourn Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna Jr.
- 11/07/1999 Associated Press, 1: Fighting for Chavez Holiday
- 11/06/1999 Hundreds rally in L.A. for drive to make Cesar Chavez’s birthday a paid state holiday
- 11/01/1999 Graham-Smith guest worker plan a ‘cruel hoax’ on farm workers
- 11/01/1999 UFW at town hall forum on bill deleting legal residency demand for obtaining driver’s licenses
- 11/01/1999 Editorial cartoon re: the proposed new guestworker program by award-winning editorial cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz
- 10/28/1999 Associated Pre: Labor panel to hear challenges in strawberry union debate
- 10/18/1999 Sacramento B: Editorial cartoon re: guestworker program by award-winning cartoonist Dennis Renault
- 09/30/1999 Fresno B: Davis OKs farm-labor seat belts: Existing labor vans must have seat belts by May 1, 2000 after bills are signed.
- 09/29/1999 Los Angeles Tim: State Holiday on Chavez Birthday Gets Backing
- 09/10/1999 Pact with Charles Krug-Mondavi is the UFW’s third Napa Valley wine contract
- 09/09/1999 Fresno B: Laborer safety bills go to Davis
- 09/08/1999 Sacramento B: Senate OKs safety bill spurred by farm worker tragedy