http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/27528.html   Spray sickens farm crew Potent pesticide sends dozens to hospital By Susan Ferriss, Pamela Martineau and Edie Lau – Bee Staff Writers Last Updated 12:27 am PDT Friday, September 22, 2006 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section,

From YubaNet.com Sci/TechScientists: EPA Must Halt Use of OrganophosphatesAuthor: Pesticide Action Network Published on Sep 20, 2006, 07:27 October 2nd marks the deadline for public comment on an EPA ruling that allows the registration of over twenty organophosphate and

Sept. 18, 2006, 10:15PM Contamination a farm-to-store threat Complex chain makes pinpointing source arduous By OLIVIA MUNOZAssociated Press FRESNO, CALIF. – On its way to supermarket shelves, bagged spinach passes from field to packing plant to store, with several

Union begins registration at Threemile By Dean Brickeyof the East Oregonian BOARDMAN – Threemile Canyon Farms, the 93,000-acre operation in Morrow County, is allowing its workers to organize. Farm managers recently signed an agreement with the United Farm Workers,

Portland Oregonian Fired farmworker sues, points to union drive Attorneys for a farmworker filed suit Thursday against an arm of the state’s largest dairy as part of a continuing struggle over unionizing workers. The lawsuit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit

Santa Monica Woman Volunteers Among Farm Workers By Kelly Hayes-Raitt PCH PressSeptember 14, 2006 1:08 PM PT Campo de Justicia – Forty years ago, Cesar Chavez and a dedicated troop of organizers changed the way Americans think about food.

Bakersfield Californian UFW volunteers camped out to talk about labor issues Dozens of volunteer union organizers with the United Farm Workers of America are camped in a special area called Camp Justice in Delano to help educate Central Valley

Pesticide poisoning needs to be reported By Jessie MacLeodSeptember 12, 2006 Reporter John Krist’s series in The Star on the state of farming in Ventura County has been very informative. In particular, his report on the use of hazardous

1 p.m. Tuesday at the Forty Acres in DelanoUFW unveils Camp Justice, targeting farm workers’ poor pay and conditions Dozens of volunteer union organizers have been camped out since Sept. 3 at Camp Justice in the United Farm Workers’

Ag workers’ future, pay linked to mechanization By JOHN HOLLANDBEE STAFF WRITER Last Updated: September 5, 2006, 05:31:25 AM PDT For many growers, the future lies down rows of crops harvested by machine. Mechanization can be an option for

Farm Bill Spreads Seeds of Dissent The legislation would require contractors to include growers’ names, addresses on pay stubs Lee Romney, Times Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO — A farm labor bill that awaits its fate on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-farmlabor2sep02,0,6058140.story?coll=la-home-local Farm Labor Bill Spreads Seeds of Dissent The contentious legislation would require contractors to include growers’ names and addresses on farmworkers’ pay stubs. By Lee RomneyTimes Staff Writer September 2, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO — A farm labor bill

 Print Article | Close Window September 2, 2006 South Korean immigrant gets more than $10,000 from UFW fund By TOM RAGANSENTINEL STAFF WRITER Juan de la Cruz, a fieldworker who went on strike during the grape-boycott era of the

Friday at 12 noon in Marina Two retired farm workers get more than $36,000 in pension checks; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify Two farm workers who didn’t realize they qualified for a United Farm

Pesticide sickens area field workers BY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writere-mail: lmedina@bakersfield.com | Thursday, Aug 31 2006 9:55 PM Last Updated: Thursday, Aug 31 2006 9:59 PM Pesticide spraying sickened about 30 farmworkers near Mettler on Thursday morning, including

9/1/06: Bakersfield Californian Pesticide sickens area field workers Pesticide spraying sickened about 30 farmworkers near Mettler on Thursday morning, including seven who had to go to the hospital. Their conditions were unclear Thursday evening. The affected people worked for

Local Democrats group enter Krug labor dispute By JULISSA McKINNON, Register Staff Writer Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:12 AM PDT In step with history, the Democrats of Napa Valley are allying themselves with the United Farm Workers in an

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/local/15358168.htm WORKERS PUSH DENHAM ON WAGE BILL By CLAUDIA MELENDEZ SALINAS Herald Salinas Bureau Vern Fisher/The Herald Efren Barajas, right, joins Thursday’s march in front of Sen. Jeff Denham’s office, during a rally for a higher minimum wage in

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ufw25aug25,1,701233.story?coll=la-headlines-california UFW May Get Second Chance at Vineyard Labor Vote From a Times Staff Writer August 25, 2006 The results of a September 2005 election in which workers at Giumarra Vineyards narrowly voted against joining the United Farm Workers

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/UPDATE/60823009 Bill would help farm workers know who’s paying them Jake HenshawThe Desert SunAugust 23, 2006 ——————————————————————————–SACRAMENTO — Farm workers would know who’s actually paying them if the governor signs a bill that lawmakers have sent to his desk.