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05/21/2007
Summer has not even begun and a farm worker has already died of heat illness. We need your help.
05/17/2007
Statement by UFW President Arturo Rodriguez Regarding May 17th Senate Decision on Immigration
05/15/2007
Immigration Reform and AgJOBS: Statement by UFW President Arturo S. Rodriguez on current U.S. Senate Negotiations, AgJOBS, and S. 2611
05/12/2007
Saturday, May 12: UFW Foundation and Kern County Community Groups to Hold Citizenship Workshops
05/12/2007
Saturday, May 12: Wine, Music, Photography, Ballet Folklorico and More at the National Chavez Center
05/11/2007
Bakersfield Californian: Art, wine, food and folklorico - The rolling hills surrounding the National Chavez Center, at Nuestra Seńora de la Paz in Keene, are a beautiful backdrop for any celebration.
05/10/2007
Monday, May 14: UFW to Sign 5-Year Deal With Monterey Mushrooms TODAY at 12 Noon. Read the Santa Cruz Sentinel Story...
05/10/2007
Wall Street Journal: Immigration Overhaul May Hit Farms
05/03/2007
05/03/2007: New America Media: Milwaukee’s Immigration March Breaks Record
05/03/2007
Santa Rosa Press Democrat: 10,000 march in Santa Rosa
05/02/2007
Bakersfield Californian: What a difference a year makes - Focus shifts from marches in '06 to votes to aid immigrant families
05/01/2007
What do you think about farm worker immigration reform? We want to know. Take our immigration reform survey TODAY.
04/30/2007
Want to learn more about farm labor contractor (FLC) violations? Read farm workers first-hand stories. Today’s featured story – grape worker Zulma Rosa Avila
04/27/2007
Want to learn more about farm labor contractor (FLC) violations? Read farm workers first hand stories. Today’s featured story – grape worker Manuel Nunez
04/25/2007
CA Senate Labor Committee hearing occurs today on SB180--"The Fair Treatment of Farm Workers Act"
04/25/2007
TAKE ACTION: FLOC organizer murdered: Send your e-mail today urging a thorough & speedy investigation.
04/23/2007
UFW Chavez Day YouTube Contest Winners 2007
04/19/2007
Los Angeles Times: Bill would alter farm union voting practices - Curtailing secret ballots would make union organizing easier, Mahony, others argue.
04/16/2007
Today is Farm Worker Lobby Day.
04/13/2007
Deadline for EDD Disaster Related Assistance is TODAY (Friday) at 5 pm
04/11/2007
Victory for hundreds of Oxnard area strawberry workers--check out the video of the protest
04/09/2007
Seattle Times: César Chávez may be focus of future park or historic site
04/05/2007
FROZEN OUT: The January 2007 freeze and the farm workers it affected (7:36 ). Watch the video.
04/05/2007
Check out some of the photos from last weekend's Chavez Day Marches