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News Releases
- 08/04/2011 FERNANDO CHAVEZ: RICHARD CHAVEZ EULOGY. 8/1/11, 40 ACRES
- 07/27/2011 Richard Chavez, 81, Cesar’s younger brother, helped build the UFW from its earliest days
- 07/25/2011 UFW responds to news that Jerry Brown will sign Dream Act bill
- 07/25/2011 Union President Vows Fight for Additional Legislation To Help Students
- 07/13/2011 12 noon on Wednesday, July 13: Farm workers deliver ‘Certificate of Grower Appreciation’ to Gov. Brown for vetoing SB 104
- 06/30/2011 Oranges of Wrath in State Capitol Protest
- 06/29/2011 Governor vetoed bill aimed at protecting farm workers from employer intimidation during union elections
- 06/28/2011 7 a.m. to 12 midnight, Tuesday, June 28 1,000 farm workers at state Capitol all day for rallies, vigils, prayer services
- 06/28/2011 TIME RUNNING OUT FOR GOV. BROWN TO SIGN FAIR TREATMENT FOR FARM WORKERS ACT
- 06/27/2011 GOVERNOR SKIPS ANOTHER MEETING WITH FARM WORKERS, PROMPTING BIG QUESTION FROM FARM LABORER’S SON
- 06/26/2011 Growers’ blatant lies on SB 104 refuted by Cesar Chavez’s family and farm workers who knew him –By Edgar Sanchez Special to the UFW
- 06/26/2011 12 noon, Monday, June 27: Farm worker delegation will deliver petitions with 60,000-plus names to Gov. Brown for farm worker reform legislation
- 06/24/2011 12:30 p.m. Friday on Capitol’s north steps: Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez’s brother back SB 104; Mayor Villaraigosa, elected officials from across state support campaign, urge governor’s signature
- 06/23/2011 Cesar Chavez sibling and Sen. Steinberg at state Capitol vigil asking Gov. Brown to let farm workers to protect themselves by signing SB 104
- 06/23/2011 Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m.: Farm workers denounce employers’ attempts to coerce them into demonstrating against SB 104
- 06/23/2011 FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH: MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, FARM WORKERS TO URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN FAIR TREATMENT FOR FARM WORKERS ACT
- 06/22/2011 12 noon Wednesday, June 22: UFCW Intl. Pres. Hansen joins hundreds of farm workers at state Capitol for seventh straight day
- 06/21/2011 Tuesday, June 21 at 12 noon: State, national Latina leaders urge Gov. Brown to sign the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act
- 06/20/2011 Monday, June 20 at 12 noon: State Controller John Chiang joins Latino Caucus members on chain fast for SB 104. Farm workers, supporters in 12-day drive urging Gov. Brown to sign bill
- 06/16/2011 United Farm Workers announces chain fast and vigil to urge Gov. Brown to sign SB 104
- 06/16/2011 Thursday, June 16: Farm Workers Deliver Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act (SB 104) to Gov. Brown June 16 – Latino leaders, Labor unions, and supporters launch 12-day campaign in support
- 06/15/2011 Real people from the fields: Mauricia Calvillo and why farm workers need “Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act”
- 06/14/2011 Cesar Chavez Foundation receives U.S. agency’s top national award for service and volunteerism
- 06/14/2011 REP. LAMAR SMITH’S MANDATORY E-VERIFY PROPOSAL LEADS TO MORE EXPLOITATION OF FARMWORKERS – UFW AND FARMWORKER JUSTICE OPPPOSE E-VERIFY WITHOUT LEGALIZATION
- 06/08/2011 “Human Billboards” in the Central Valley urge Governor Brown to sign Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act