Associated Press 10/1/02Gov. Gray Davis signs farmworker mediation bills
Associated Press 1 Gov. Gray Davis signs farmworker mediation bills
UFW hails Gov. Davis’ signature on legislation aiding the state’s ‘poorest and most abused workers’
UFW hails Gov. Davis’ signature on legislation aiding the state’s ‘poorest and most abused workers’ United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez issued the following statement from the union’s Keene, Calif. headquarters after Gov. Davis announced he has signed SB
L .A. & Sacramento prayer vigils count down final hours before Gov. Davis acts on historic farm worker rights legislation
Until midnight MondayL.A. & Sacramento prayer vigils count down final hours before Gov. Davis acts on historic farm worker rights legislation Farm workers and supporters in Los Angeles and Sacramento will continue prayer vigils until midnight Monday, marking the
State Religious Leaders Offer Prayers for Farm Workers in Appeal to Gov. Davis
National Farm Worker Ministry11 a.m. Monday at state CapitolState Religious Leaders Offer Prayers forFarm Workers in Appeal to Gov. Davis Pledging to mobilize prayers throughout the state, California religious leaders will urge Gov. Gray Davis to sign United Farm
Washington Post: Farm Worker Pacts Stir Calif. Conflict – Governor Caught Between Union, Growers
Sacramento Bee: New postage stamp pays tribute to farm workers’ late champion
Chavez Family and United States Postal Service Joined by National Leaders For Unveiling of the Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Stamp
News from the Cesar Chavez Foundationwww.chavezfoundation.org Chavez Family and United States Postal Service Joined by National Leaders For Unveiling of the Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative StampSenator Edward M. Kennedy, Senator John McCain, House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt, Chavez Family
San Francisco Chronicle: Study criticizes pesticide laws – It says harvesters lack protection
Los Angeles Times: COMMENTARY – Davis Is Caught in Jaws of Two Latino Demands
Los Angeles Times: CAPITOL JOURNAL – Lawmakers’ Own Roots Support Farm Workers
How would the UFW’s farm worker contract legislation impact California agriculture?
For Release: Sept. 6, 2002How would the UFW’s farm worker contract legislation impact California agriculture? Agribusiness claims growers–particularly small farmers–would go out of business if United Farm Workers-sponsored legislation is enacted allowing farm workers to use mediation to resolve
Farm workers resume vigil at state Capitol until Gov. Davis signs bill
12 noon WednesdayFarm workers resume vigil at state Capitol until Gov. Davis signs bill Delegates at the United Farm Workers’ Sixteenth Constitutional Convention over the Labor Day weekend in Fresno voted unanimously to permanently maintain the union’s vigil
Vida en el Valle: UFW celebrates its past with an eye toward future
Fresno Bee: UFW resigned to bill’s compromises
Ventura County Star: Editorial: A fair deal for UFW, growers
Bakersfield Californian: Davis in jam over farm legislation
Associated Press: Legislature makes new concessions to Davis in farmworker bill
Fresno Bee: UFW yields on labor bill – Changes limited to five years, cap put on cases
Fresno Bee: Governor faces two hard decisions on UFW contracts
Associated Press: Farm workers union agrees to remove binding arbitration from bill
San Francisco Chronicle: Revised farm labor bill expected to win passage
Associated Press: Assembly OKs revised bill UFW hopes Davis will sign
Farm worker supporters rally for historic UFW bill at governor’s L.A. office
12:30 – 2 p.m. in downtown L.A. Farm worker supporters rally for historic UFW bill at governor’s L.A. office Four days after 5,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to conclude the farm workers’ 165-mile, 10-day "March for the
Farm worker supporters rally for historic UFW bill at governor’s San Diego office
12:30 – 2 p.m. in San Diego. Farm worker supporters rally for historic UFW bill at governor’s San Diego office Four days after 5,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to conclude the farm workers’ 165-mile, 10-day "March