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News Releases
- 11/22/2014 UFW, UFW Foundation, Radio Campesina, Cesar Chavez Foundation to present informational sessions on administrative relief
- 11/21/2014 UFW Pres. Rodriguez after landing on Air Force One: Furious opposition also met Lincoln freeing the slaves and Truman desegregating the U.S. military
- 11/20/2014 Watch Parties in ten West Coast cities at 4:30 p.m. PT Thursday: UFW, UFW Foundation farm workers to watch & celebrate President Obama’s speech for administrative relief
- 11/20/2014 UFW commends President for taking first step – and calls on Congress to finish the job
- 11/19/2014 UFW members, UFWF host symbolic Thanksgiving meal in support of executive action for immigration relief; Echo events held in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oxnard, Salinas, Santa Rosa and Stockton California as well as Hermiston Oregon
- 11/19/2014 UFW President Arturo Rodriguez Meets with President Obama on Executive Action
- 11/14/2014 Rep. Gutierrez Joins Farm Workers behind the Thanksgiving Meal to Hold Holiday Feast in front of White House Farm & Food Processing Workers Deliver Letters Calling for Executive Action
- 10/21/2014 Epic battle with huge Central Valley grower plays out before L.A. City Council Wednesday
- 10/06/2014 100 Gerawan workers protest in reaction to attempted witness tampering; Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Fresno
- 10/01/2014 UFW marks induction of legendary community organizer Fred Ross into California Hall of Fame
- 10/01/2014 Berkeley urges Gerawan to implement union contract
- 09/30/2014 Giant tree fruit grower suggests suing Berkeley over council resolution supporting Fresno County workers
- 09/29/2014 UFW: Neutral administrative judge will decide whether the Gerawans committed egregious violations of the law
- 09/10/2014 New 28-page complaint from ALRB chief prosecutor details Gerawan’s ‘intensive and ongoing’ drive since 2012 to prevent workers from ‘ever’ winning a union contract
- 09/06/2014 United Farm Workers Reacts to News of Delay on Executive Action: “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied”
- 08/13/2014 Children of Farm Worker were honored with ¡Si Se Puede!® Scholarships in different regions of California.
- 07/29/2014 Gerawan fired Pablo Gutierrez for taking a picture while anti-union workers post photos taken at work
- 07/16/2014 Two Bus loads of Prima workers will attend ALRB meeting to ask that their union contract be implemented
- 07/03/2014 UFW to Gerawan: Raise pay to $15 an hour and pay your workers $6 million-plus you owe in wage increases and benefits by implementing contract
- 07/02/2014 Immigration Movement Holds House GOP Accountable for Refusing to Vote on Immigration Reform
- 07/02/2014 Immigrant Families & Allies Give Symbolic “Red Card” to Rep. Kevin McCarthy for Failing to Deliver on Reform
- 06/26/2014 UFW Members Lend Support to Local Leaders, Who Are Risking Arrest at Rep. Cory Gardner’s Office to Protest His Killing of Immigration Reform
- 06/24/2014 UFW mourns the passing of Ramon Gonzalez: The Forty Acres was his life
- 06/21/2014 Large crowd in Delano to honor ‘60s Filipino grape strikers at 40th anniversary of Agbayani Village
- 06/19/2014 UFW President to Kevin McCarthy: “Lead the Country and Represent Your District – Schedule A Vote On Immigration Legislation”