Remarks by Arturo S. Rodriguez, PresidentUnited Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO onFarm Worker Legalization and Sen. Craig’s Bill Aug. 2, 2001–Delano, Calif.   Let me once again thank Representative Howard Berman, who for years has been one of the

  La Opinion   Anuncian proyectos de reforma migratoria Uno daría a los campesinos indocumentados el derecho a sindicalizarse Maribel Hastings, Corresponsal de La Opinión Jueves, 02 de agosto de 2001 WASHINGTON, D. C.– Dos legisladores demócratas, Edward Kennedy,

UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIOFARM WORKER LEGALIZATION BILL Summary   WHAT THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL DO: provides a workable program to adjust the status of 500,000 farm workers working in the United States without employment authorization, thereby assuring

UFW DE AMÉRICA, AFL-CIO MEDIDA DE LA LEGALIZACIÓN DEL CAMPESINO   QUÉ LA LEGISLACIÓN PROPUESTA HACER: proporciona a un programa realizable para ajustar el estatus de 500,000 campesinos que trabajan en los Estados Unidos sin la autorización del empleo,

   Demócratas estudian plan migratorio Legisladores de ambas cámaras analizan opciones para un posible proyecto de legalización    Maribel Hastings, Corresponsal de La Opinión WASHINGTON, D. C.– Mientras la Casa Blanca contempla la posibilidad de legalizar a una porción

Historic Proposal for Farm Worker Legalization   Knight Ridder PublicationsJuly 2001 By Arturo S. Rodriguez Congress can help thousands of America’s undocumented farm workers emerge from the shadows of fear and abuse. It can do that by passing breakthrough

July 19, 2001‘Strengthened’ UFW farm labor contractor bill seeks beefed up enforcement for cheating workers      United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez issued the following statement today (Thursday, July 19) from the union’s Keene, Calif. headquarters after the Legislature passed

2 p.m. Friday, July 13, at UFW’s Oxnard office. Top U.S. rabbi presents check in Oxnard, uses D.C. connections to promote Pictsweet mushroom boycott      Rabbi Richard Levy, past-president of the 1,700-member Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), uses a

New guest-worker plan triggers controversy Immigration advocates say it is a needless complication.   Orange County Register July 13, 2001 By DENA BUNIS and MINERVA CANTOThe Orange County Register WASHINGTON — Immigration advocates Thursday blasted the agriculture industry for

      Criticas a proyecto de ley para trabajadores del campo    Armando E. BotelloCorresponsal de La Opinión SACRAMENTO, California — El proyecto de ley federal que permitiría el ingreso temporal de miles de trabajadores agrícolas "viola el espíritu

Phone-bridge news conference Thursday, July 12, at 11 a.m. (2 p.m. EST)Latino, church, farm worker advocates blast growers for betraying compromise plan to legalize undocumented farm laborers      In backing a new bill by far-right Republican senators, growers have broken

Phone-bridge news conference Thursday, July 12, at 11 a.m. (2 p.m. EST)Latino, church, farm worker advocates blast growers for betraying compromise plan to legalize undocumented farm laborers   In backing a new bill by far-right Republican senators, growers have

Noticias de rueda de prensa el jueves12 de junio a las 11 a.m. (2 p.m. EST) & 12:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. EST) en espanol Partidario campesino, Latino y religioso explotan contra los rancheros por traicionar el plan de compromiso

UFW National Vice President Juanita Valdez-Cox hands a pension check for $13,038 to retired farm worker Maria Arguijo during a ceremony in San Juan. Ceremony at 10 am, Tuesday, July 10 in San JuanRetired Texas farm worker will get

UNITED FARM WORKERS POSITION ON FARM WORKER LEGALIZATIONsPresented at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Convention Phoenix, AZ, June 2001   Since it inception the UFW was been strongly involved in the immigration policies that affect farm workers in

ALRB prosecutors charge Pictsweet refused to  bargain, used pay and jobs to oppose union contract for workers In a detailed nine-count complaint issued Tuesday (June 26), prosecutors with the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board affirmed worker charges that Pictsweet Mushroom