Associated Press – 2/1/04United Farm Workers union endorses Kerry for president

Seattle Post -Intelligencer – 1/14/03Lawsuit over pesticides blames EPA

  For Release: January 13, 2004  UFW demands environmental scrutinyof Gallo’s Monterey vineyard plan  In a historic move, United Farm Workers union is supporting the Sierra Club’s appeal of a Monterey County permit for a high-risk vineyard development by E&J

United Farm Workers Response to President Bush Immigration Address   President Bush’s immigration announcement is empty. It offers no new path for hard-working immigrants to earn a green card. There is a better way-a bipartisan approach. We hope the

United Farm Workers Response to President Bush Immigration Address President Bush’s immigration announcement is empty. It offers no new path for hard-working immigrants to earn a green card. There is a better way—a bipartisan approach.  We hope the President

WorkingForChange.com – 12/17/03Father Bill O’Donnell, 1930-2003

Remarks by Arturo S. Rodriguez, President United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO Services for Father Bill O’Donnell December 14, 2003—Berkeley, Calif.   Cesar Chavez often spoke about the difference between being of service and being a servant. Many good people perform small

11 a.m. Thursday at Mexican Consulate in Los AngelesRetired 92-year-old farm worker will get  $76,891 pension check; UFW appeals to workers who don’t know they qualify   A retired farm worker who didn’t realize he qualified for a United Farm

Francisco Flores Martinez              Born on Jan. 17, 1911 in Poncitian, Jalisco, Mexico, Francisco Flores Martinez had nine brothers and sisters. He worked in the fields during his youth until moving to Mexicali at the age of 30. There he

Francisco Flores Martinez  Born on Jan. 17, 1911 in Poncitian, Jalisco, Mexico, Francisco Flores Martinez had nine brothers and sisters. He worked in the fields during his youth until moving to Mexicali at the age of 30. There he worked

Remarks by Arturo S. Rodriguez, President United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO Presenting Check to Francisco Flores Martinez December 4, 2003—Mexican Consulate, Los Angeles  Among the many achievements of United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez was creation in the 1970s

JUAN DE LA CRUZ FARM WORKERS PENSION FUNDDECEMBER 4, 2003DOUGLAS L. BLAYLOCK, ADMINISTRATOR  Thank you Consular Jiminez. On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Juan de la Cruz Farm Workers Pension Plan, it is a pleasure to

Associated Press – 12/4/03Farm worker gets nearly $77,000 pension he didn’t know existed

Modesto Bee – 11/27/03UFW seeks medical benefits at winery

10:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Santa RosaHundreds march urging Matt Gallo to stop denying health benefits for 75% of his workers or face new Gallo boycott Hundreds of vineyard workers and supporters will protest in Santa Rosa Saturday

Chronology of the farm workers’ latest battle with Gallo of Sonoma 1973—When the UFW’s contract with Modest-based E&J Gallo Vineyards expired, Gallo selected the Teamsters Union to represents its workers. That sparked a bitter strike and boycott of Gallo

UFW: ‘How can this rich, greedy corporation deny basic health care to workers?’ United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez made the following statement at a march by hundreds of farm workers and supporters today (Saturday, Nov. 22)

Comparison of President Bush’ Immigration Proposal And Senate bill 1645 "AgJobs"   Support:AgJobs: currently has bi-partisan support with 50 co-sponsors, an equal number of Republicans and Democrats. Farmworker advocates and agricultural employers both support this proposal. The leadership of

San Diego Union Tribune – 10/20/03With elections on horizon, immigration bills have new momentum in Congress

UFW opposes environmental permit for Threemile Canyon Farms  The United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO and over 850 concerned citizens from across the United States urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday to oppose a permit allowing

Congress Looks to Grant Legal Status to Immigrants By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Eighteen-year-old Yuliana Huicochea moved to the United States at age 4, but now faces deportation because immigration officials stopped her on a school trip to a science fair.

Sacramento Bee – 10/7/03Candidates keep up message to the end; Upbeat Bustamante, McClintock appeal to their core supporters

 UFW and Bustamante organizing ‘no’ on recall grass roots drive among Latino voters across the state  Hundreds of farm workers and supporters in East Los Angeles are joining a statewide drive to turn out Latino voters against the recall

A Smart Farm-Worker Bill When conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats, big farmers and union activists agree on something, it’s worth noting. When their consensus concerns as complicated and freighted an issue as immigration reform, there’s even greater reason to

Yuma Sun – Business / Ag News – 9/26/03Industry, farm worker advocates agree on farm laborer proposal