June 16, 1998 Salinas 2nd Central Coast city to back UFW’s strawberry workers’ organizing campaign Salinas become the second major Monterey Bay city to embrace the United Farm Workers’ strawberry workers organizing drive when the City Council voted
Salinas second central coast city to back UFW’s strawberry worker’s orgainizing campaign
Davis joins hundreds of farm workers ‘human billboarding’ in East L.A.
12:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, in East L.A. Davis joins hundreds of farm workers ‘human billboarding’ in East L.A. Gray Davis will join hundreds of farm workers, United Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez and union co-founder Dolores Huerta at
New York Tim: As U.S. economy booms housing for migrant workers worsens
UFW warns grower-controlled group that spreading further false information about strawberries will be proof of malice in a libel action
May 30, 1998 UFW warns grower-controlled group that spreading further false information about strawberries will be proof of malice in a libel action Attorneys for the United Farm Workers have notified the Strawberry Workers and Farmers Alliance and
San Francisco Examin: The strawberry standoff
UFW President roughed up, arrested by upstate NY cops while protesting mistreatment of strwberry workers
May 15, 1998 UFW President Rodriguez roughed up, arrested by upstate N.Y. cops while protesting the mistreatment of California strawberry workers Arturo Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez’s successor as president of the United Farm Workers of America, was pushed around and
Mayor Brown hosts signing of first strawberry contract for UFW; state’s largest organic berry grower joins Rodriguez the day before Earth Day
10:15, April 21, contract signing, City Hall Mayor Brown hosts signing of first strawberry contract for UFW; state’s largest organic berry grower joins Rodriguez the day before Earth Day The United Farm Workers’ campaign to improve the lives of
Leaders of U.S. Catholic Bishops urge justice for strawberry workers
April 3, 1998 Leaders of U.S. Catholic Bishops urge justice for California strawberry workers On the week that Americans are celebrating the birthday of farm labor leader Cesar Chavez, leaders of the U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference issued a statement
Honoring Dr. King on 30th anniversary of his death with ’98 activism for strawberry workers; brief service, billboarding at Busch Stadium
11 a.m. Saturday, April 4 Honoring Dr. King on 30th anniversary of hisdeath with ’98 activism for strawberry workers;brief service, billboarding at Busch Stadium A month before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. joined in solidarity with another
Associated Pre: Strawberry worker march in New York
Statement from Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, Celebrating Cesar Chavez’s Birthday 3/31/98-La Paz, Keene, Calif.
STATEMENT FROM ARTURO S. RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENTUNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO Celebrating Cesar Chavez’s BirthdayMarch 31, 1998-La Paz, Keene, Calif. We want to cover two items on this day that would have marked Cesar Chavez’s 71st birthday. First, we
Thousands march to mark Cesar Chavez’s birthday, boost union strawberry drive as Calif. harvest begins
3/28/98: New York, NY 12 noon, Saturday, March 28, Down Broadway, Steinem, Fields, Huerta, women berry workersmarch against sex bias & abuse in Calif. fields New York will witness a unique celebration of Women’s History Month on Saturday. More
UFW replies to false claims Driscoll strawberry workers are ‘free from discrimination’ & abuse’
For Release: March 28, 1998 UFW replies to false claims Driscoll strawberry workers are ‘free from discrimination’ & abuse’ The United Farm Workers has responded to claims on the March 28 PR Newswire from the Driscoll strawberry corporation "that
30 years after first concert for Chavez, Peter Paul & Mary to perform UFW benefit, visit strawberry workers in camps & fields
March 19 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 30 years after first concert for Chavez, Peter, Paul, & Mary to perform UFW benefit,visit strawberry workers in camps & fields Posters from their first fund raiser for Cesar Chavez in 1968 at Carnegie
San Francisco Examin: Songs for a cause
Hispanic Link Syndicated Column Service, Week of: Peter, Paul, & Mary Rally to “La Causa” once again on March 19
US strawberry workers seek help in meetings with Japanese buyers of American fruit plus consumer, environmental and labor groups
March 9, 1998 U.S. strawberry workers seek help in meetings with Japanese buyers of American fruit plus consumer, environmental and labor groups Top representatives from the largest union of agricultural workers in the United States will plead the
Politi: Whole Foods will not sign UFW pledge
Tallahassee Democr: Quincy farm workers file suit
UFW President Rodriguez will unveil a ‘Stop the Salt, Save our Jobs’ water initiative for the fall ’98 ballot
March 5, 1998 UFW President Rodriguez will unveil a ‘Stop the Salt, Save Our Jobs’ water initiative for the fall 1998 ballot Vowing "to preserve the viability of agriculture in the Pajaro Valley" for everyone whose job depends on
UFW to hand out tens of thousands in relief and $9,000 cash to valley farm worker flood victims from Phoenix radio station listeners
March 3, 1998 UFW to hand out tens of thousands in reliefand $9,000 cash to Valley farm worker floodvictims from Phoenix radio station listeners Farm worker families in Kern and Tulare Counties hard hit by El Niño-spawned storms will
Politi: UFW wins Kroger’s support
Chavez’s brother brings Ca berry pickers appeal to a top buyer of Driscoll strawberries
February 27, 1998 Chavez’s brother brings California berry pickers appealto a top buyer of Driscoll strawberries Richard Chavez, brother of the late United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez, will bring the nonviolent battle to better the lives of California
Two UFW-backed bills seek greater voice for farm workers and the public in water policy making
For Release: February 25, 1998 Two UFW-backed bills seek greater voice for farm workers and the public in water policy making Arguing that farm workers have as much of an interest as growers in ensuring sound water policies