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News Coverage
- 09/24/2003 Associated Press: Industry, farm worker advocates agree on agricultural workers proposal
- 09/24/2003 San Francisco Chronicle : Farmers, UFW hail bill to help laborers; Proposal would ease immigration rules for noncitizens
- 09/24/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinel – Bill would help migrants get citizenship
- 09/24/2003 Tuscon Citizan: Rare support for overhaul of migrant law The bill would assure farmers of labor, smooth road to legal status.
- 09/24/2003 La Jornada – Mundo, MExico D.F. : Legisladores estadunidenses, por reunificar la familia
- 08/31/2003 Associated Press – Bustamante accepts UFW support
- 08/12/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinel : Immigrant driving bill gains speed in county
- 06/10/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinal : UFW, Coastal Berry strike deal
- 05/28/2003 Salinas Californian – Lawmakers face off on ag bill’s amendments: Grower tax breaks, health care for farm workers debated
- 05/18/2003 Santa Cruz Sentinal – Restrictions on pesticides may be eased
- 05/03/2003 Cartoon by award winning sindicated cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz http://www.lacucaracha.com
- 04/27/2003 Modesto Bee – Bill tackles farmworker health care
- 04/25/2003 San Francisco Chronicle – Chavez stamp feted across Bay Area – Rights leader honored decade after his death
- 04/23/2003 Associated Press : Labor leader Cesar Chavez honored with commemorative stamp
- 04/21/2003 Los Angeles Times – UFW Seeks Improved Health Care
- 04/18/2003 National Catholic Reporter
- 04/16/2003 Associated Press Labor board orders hearing on unfair practices charge against Gallo
- 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
- 03/14/2003 Associated Press – Charges, countercharges fly in wine country union fight
- 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
- 12/03/2002 Associated Press – Co-founder of United Farm Workers to receive Puffin/Nation Prize