News from the Juan de la Cruz Farm Workers Pension PlanLa Paz, Keene, CA, 93531 · Phone: 661-823-6900 · Fax: 661-822-6286· www.ufw.org/jdlc.htm 11 a.m. Wednesday in Delano Retired farm workers to get more than $41,000 in pension checks; UFW

12 noon, Monday, March 3, in East Los AngelesDozens to create "human billboard" to turn out Los Angeles’ voters in support of Antonio Villaraigosa On Monday, one day before the election, United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, Hollywood actors,

  Feb. 12, 2003UFW helps 37 artichoke workers win more than $181,000 for unpaid work Settlement of a lawsuit announced on Wednesday in Salinas means 37 workers at the nation’s largest artichoke operation will receive more than $181,000 for

Associated Press – 2/11/03UFW wins right to represent NorCal strawberry workers

Los Angeles Times 2/11/03 UFW Wins Vote at Berry Grower After a three-year battle, the union will represent nearly 900 pickers in Watsonville. By Fred AlvarezTimes Staff Writer The United Farm Workers union has quietly won the right to

Associated Press – 2/11/03Farm workers win back wages in Monterey County settlement over mandatory travel time

Jan. 22, 2003Bush war in Iraq would bring ‘lasting harm’ to democracy at home, UFW says    United Farm Workers President Arturo S. Rodriguez issued the following statement on behalf of the Cesar Chavez-founded UFW from the union’s Keene, Calif.

For Release:Dec. 30, 2002 UFW endorses Arambula for Assembly           Citing his lifetime of involvement and support of farm workers, the United Farm Workers has endorsed Fresno County Supervisor Juan Arambula’s candidacy for the 31st Assembly District. Arambula labored in the fields

 For Release: Dec. 9. 2002UFW backs IID water transfer if it includes $70 million in aid for ‘left-out’ Imperial farm worker communities     The United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO issued the following statement today, Monday, Dec. 9, 2002:The United

Associated Press – 12/ 3/02Co-founder of United Farm Workers to receive Puffin/Nation Prize

Modesto Bee – 12/2/02Obscure board key to new farm labor law

Los Angeles TimesVENTURA COUNTY UFW Pensions Catch Many by Surprise By Fred AlvarezTimes Staff Writer November 16 2002 When the card arrived alerting Perfecto Becerra that he might be eligible for a United Farm Workers pension, he said it

4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in OxnardRetired Vegetable worker to get pension check for more than $10,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify A retired Oxnard vegetable worker who didn’t realize he qualified for a

3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in SalinasRetired lettuce worker to get pension check for more than $48,000; UFW appeals to workers who may not know they qualify       A retired farm worker who didn’t realize he qualified for

Today, at 2 pm in Salinas Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday       One day before the election, elected officials will join farm worker activists in a final all-out push to boost Latino voter turnout at

Led by Dolores Huerta & Arturo Rodriguez Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday in Coachella and Calexico      One day before the election, United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez and UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta will join farm

Prospect Magazine – 11/04/02The Left Coast Goes Lefter: Even Gray Davis gets swept along

5:15 p.m. today First Lady Sharon Davis at Fresno farm worker-built housing project & radio station with UFW’s Arturo Rodriguez       Five days before the election, First Lady Sharon Davis arrives in Fresno to visit with children and parents at

Sunday October 20, 2002: Coachella, Oxnard & SalinasThree farm worker rallies Sunday feature Gov. Davis and Lt. Gov. Bustamante; thanks offered for historic farm labor bills        Kicking off the final weeks of the fall election campaign, farm workers

Background aboutGov. Gray Davis’record on farm workers United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez says "Gov. Davis has done more for California farm workers than any governor in the last 27 years." The following provides background on the examples he

The Sacramento Bee Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002 Chavez, Steinbeck:The ties that bind By Marc GrossmanSPECIAL TO THE BEE John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath" is more than a classic novel exposing a dark underside of the California dream. It

Los Angeles Times October 3 2002 UFW Used Brinkmanship to Win 2 LawsLabor: The union’s legislative team cornered Gov. Davis into signing mediation bills. By GREGG JONESTIMES STAFF WRITER SACRAMENTO — As the clock ticked toward midnight, Arturo Rodriguez,

Pickers in Ventura Hope New Law Resolves Dispute At the Pictsweet Mushroom Farm, held up as a symbol of union battle, workers look to mandatory mediation for a contract  By FRED ALVAREZTIMES STAFF WRITER First the hard work, now

Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney On Gov. Gray Davis’ Signing Historic Farm Workers Rights LegislationOctober 1, 2002 California Governor Gray Davis took an important stand for all of Californiaís working families when he signed historic legislation yesterday guaranteeing

San Francisco Chronicle 10/1/02Farmworkers get boost from Davis – Flurry of action on bills as midnight deadline arrives