Today at NOON Monterey Mushrooms to Sign Contract with UFW What:  Monterey Mushrooms and UFW to sign five-year contract, ensuring that workers there are receiving better wages and benefits.  Approximately 600 farm workers will be working under the new

  http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/178773.html This story is taken from Sacbee / Politics. Farmworker union fights against secret ballots Labor officials say process allows firms to intimidate, but industry leaders call bill ‘undemocratic.’ By E.J. Schultz – Bee Capitol BureauPublished 12:00 am

S.J. leaders, students honor Cesar Chavez GROUP GOES 275 MILES TO VISIT GRAVE By Kim Vo Mercury News Article Launched: 05/13/2007 01:44:47 AM PDT City and youth leaders embarked on a serious road trip early Saturday morning. Scores of pilgrims

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1-6 p.m. Saturday at KeeneAfternoon of union wine tasting, Latino rock,  Chavez photo exhibit premiere highlight annual event at National Chavez Center  Looking for an enjoyable and interesting way to spend a Saturday afternoon? The historic National Chavez Center

Prayer Vigil In front of U.S. Senator Martinez’ District Office in Orlando on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. As the Senate prepares to debate immigration this week, Farm Worker Association of Florida ( http://www.farmworkers.org), United Farm Workers

Eye Street Home > Today’s Paper > Eye Street Eye Street RSS Feed   Print Story   E-mail Story Art, wine, food and folklorico BY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writere-mail: lmedina@bakersfield.com | Thursday, May 10 2007 5:35 PM Last Updated: Thursday,

Orlando, FL–(HISPANIC PR WIRE)– ADVISORY for May 11 As the Senate prepares to debate immigration this week, Farm Worker Association of Florida ( http://www.farmworkers.org), United Farm Workers (http://www.ufw.org), and Farm Worker Self Help ( http://www.fshflorida.org) in conjunction with the

 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117876355952498047.html?mod=googlenews_wsj  Immigration Overhaul May Hit Farms Bid for Easier Path to Citizenship for Agricultural Workers Faces Setback By DAVID ROGERSMay 10, 2007; Page A5 WASHINGTON — As immigration overhaul teeters in the Senate, the White House and lawmakers are back facing

May 10, 2007 UFW to ink 5-year deal with Monterey Mushrooms By Julie CopelandSentinel staff writer WATSONVILLE — More than 600 workers at the largest mushroom plant in the country are set to sign a five-year contract with the

Mushroom grower, UFW agree Stemming tide: Five-year pact means 650 jobs stay in area By CLAUDIA MELÉNDEZ SALINAS Herald Salinas Bureau Article Last Updated: 05/10/2007 01:28:43 AM PDT Monterey Mushrooms has reached agreement on a tentative, five-year contract with the

Farmworkers hit by January freeze get state grant SACRAMENTO May 10, 2007 3:53pm •  $2.5 Million to aid in finding jobs •  Will also pay for retraining The state has made a $2.5 million “Workforce Investment Act” grant to

Local News Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend  Subscribe Share this Story : delicious digg facebook newsvine May 10, 2007 Organic farmer sues over neighbor’s pesticides By Genevieve BookwalterSentinel staff writer NORTH COAST — In a case

Deal being negotiated would put tighter borders first, immigration overhaul later By: JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS – Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration and key senators are working on a deal that would delay a sweeping immigration

Article published Monday, May 7, 2007Gruesome death of FLOC activist alarms friendsHuman rights groups demand Mexican police probe slaying Santiago Rafael Cruz, left, was in northern Mexico on behalf of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee of Toledo to assist

Milwaukee’s Immigration March Breaks Record El Conquistador, News Report, H. Nelson Goodson, Posted: May 03, 2007 Editor’s Note: While some cities across the country saw smaller turnouts than last year in Tuesday’s immigration marches, the turnout in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Workers in four more counties eligible for freeze assistance Last Update: May 3, 2007 12:30 PM Save/Share Story digg reddit newsvine Google del.icio.us Yahoo! MERCED, Calif. (AP) – Workers in Kings, Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus counties who lost their

Marchers flood downtown Event’s leaders push for legal changes before election draws near By Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel A crowd that organizers estimated at 60,000 strong or more marches through the streets of Milwaukee in the second

         MARCH FOR RIGHTS                     Salinas, Castroville events smaller than last year                        Alejandro Palomares of Greenfield joined immigration rights advocates in… (VERN FISHER/The Herald) By CLAUDIA MELÉNDEZ SALINAS Herald Salinas Bureau    In a modest

A smaller march, but the same call for reform Michael Barnett May 1, 2007 – 8:47PM McALLEN — Unlike many 10-year-olds, Samantha Trujillo knows exactly what she wants — comprehensive immigration reform. “I’ve been at all the rallies,” said

MARCH FOR RIGHTS Salinas, Castroville events smaller than last year By CLAUDIA MELÉNDEZ SALINAS Herald Salinas Bureau Article Last Updated: 05/02/2007 01:27:20 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Alejandro Palomares of Greenfield joined immigration rights advocates in… (VERN FISHER/The Herald)

Marchers flood downtown Event’s leaders push for legal changes before election draws near By GEORGIA PABSTgpabst@journalsentinel.com Posted: May 1, 2007 Thousands of marchers paraded from the south side through downtown Milwaukee and on to the lakefront Tuesday, calling for

Protesters seeking to reform immigration laws rally across the valley Photo GalleryImmigration Rally in Cathedral CityImmigration Rally in Coachella Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun Marcelino Ortiz came out to support immigrant workers rights on Tuesday in Indio as part

10,000 march in SR By MARTIN ESPINOZATHE PRESS DEMOCRAT An estimated 10,000 people, many of them undocumented workers, marched Tuesday afternoon through downtown Santa Rosa, calling for immigration overhaul that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to earn permanent

5/2/2007 1:27:00 PM  Email this article • Print this articleComment on this article  A pro-immigrant rally in front of the State Capitol May 1 included students who joined a call for reform of the nation’s immigration laws. Protestors in