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News Releases
- 11/21/2013 Immigrant Farm Workers, Labor Leaders and Immigration Advocates to the Republican House: “Do Your Jobs” on Immigration
- 11/21/2013 Gerawan workers call on company to immediately implement their first union contract ordered by the state
- 11/20/2013 Grandson of the late Cesar E. Chavez joins farm workers, and faith and local leaders in 24-hour fast, urging House vote
- 11/20/2013 Immigrant Farmworkers, Labor Leaders and Advocates to the Republican House: “Do Your Jobs” on Immigration
- 11/19/2013 UFW President Arturo Rodriguez and farm workers meet with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to discuss immigration reform
- 11/18/2013 United Farm Workers join national ‘Fast for Families’ to press key House Republicans on immigration reform
- 11/13/2013 Grower’s bullying of farm labor board scored by Gerawan worker leaders and UFW President Arturo Rodriguez
- 11/07/2013 Women and immigration advocates vow to continue fighting to get immigration reform passed this year
- 11/06/2013 Instead of Meeting with Constituents to Fix Our Broken Immigration System… Rep. McCarthy’s Office Calls in Cops to Intimidate, Detain Women Activists Inside His Office
- 11/04/2013 Women leaders rally at Congressman McCarthy’s district office, demanding he bring immigration reform to a vote
- 10/30/2013 UFW applauds California Republican David Valadao for co-sponsoring House comprehensive immigration bill
- 10/24/2013 UFW with President Obama during White House speech urging immigration reform legislation this year
- 10/15/2013 More than 200 Organizations Sign on to Letter Opposing Rep. Goodlatte’s Immigration Bill
- 10/15/2013 UFW and agriculture employers to deliver thousands of letters urging a vote on immigration reform to Congressman McCarthy’s district office
- 10/10/2013 Central Valley Leaders Release New Poll Data Showing Voters Want Action on Immigration Reform
- 10/09/2013 20 new U.S. citizens from seven nations sworn in at National Chavez Center on 1st anniversary of President Obama’s visit
- 10/09/2013 UFW vice president and CA farm workers get arrested during immigration reform civil disobedience action on Capitol Hill
- 10/08/2013 UFW leader, farm workers join rally & immigration reform march; risk arrest at civil disobedience action on Capitol Hill
- 10/04/2013 UFW and agriculture employers to collect thousands of letters urging Congressman McCarthy to vote on immigration reform with citizenship
- 10/04/2013 UFW urges House Republicans to vote on immigration reform while joining Pacific Northwest’s “National Day for Dignity and Respect”
- 09/27/2013 United Farm Workers launches “Harvesting the American Dream” campaign in the heart of the richest agricultural fields in the world
- 09/26/2013 ALRB dismisses Gerawan decertification petition citing widespread forgeries, illegal company role
- 09/26/2013 Passing of Jose Montoya, renowned artist, poet laureate, musician and farm worker champion as founder of the RCAF
- 09/13/2013 California farm workers to benefit from minimum wage increase
- 09/13/2013 Central Valley tomato company agrees to pay more than $1 million to farm workers in decades-long labor dispute