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09/01/2001
"Providence" star Mike Farrell leads Labor Day weekend march by mushroom workers against labor law-breaking Pictsweet Farms
08/30/2001
New UCLA Study to Show Immigrants' Impact on U.S. Economy
08/29/2001
UFW celebrates Chaddock contract with workers, local labor & political leader
08/21/2001
Two weeks before Bush-Fox immigration talks, bipartisan poll shows majority of voters back legalization for hard-working, taxpaying immigrants
08/08/2001
U.S., Mexican Officials to Hear Workers' Claims in Trade, Labor Rights Dispute under NAFTA; Sanctions Could Result Union to Launch "Fair Trade Apple" Campaign
08/08/2001
UFW hails governor's signing of its farm labor contractor reform bills
08/05/2001
Up to 5,000 Wash. state apple workers march for better pay, push UFW bills to legalize undocumented farm laborers
08/03/2001
Mayor, two workers from Salem, Ore. Pictsweet plant plant to brief Ventura County, Calif. civic leaders about company injustices in the Pacific Northwest
08/02/2001
Kennedy & Berman introduce UFW bills to legalize 500,000 undocumented farm workers
07/19/2001
Strengthened' UFW farm labor contractor bill seeks beefed up enforcement for cheating workers
07/13/2001
Top U.S. rabbi presents check in Oxnard, uses D.C. connections to promote Pictsweet mushroom boycott
07/12/2001
Latino, church, farm worker advocates blast growers for betraying compromise plan to legalize undocumented farm laborers
07/10/2001
Retired Texas farm worker will get $13,000 pension check from United Farm Workers fund; others may not know about union benefits
06/27/2001
ALRB prosecutors charge Pictsweet refused to bargain, used pay and jobs to oppose union contract for workers
06/05/2001
More than 100 to create "human billboard" to turn out Los Angeles' Latino voters
04/23/2001
City unveils Cesar Chavez monument on eighth anniversary of his death as Legislature's two top leaders push UFW bills to curb farm labor abuses
04/21/2001
Thousands walk to honor Cesar Chavez legacy on 8th anniversary of his death during 3rd Annual Cesar E. Chavez Walk
03/31/2001
Thousands gather to honor Cesar Chavez in San Francisco on his birthday
03/31/2001
UFW honors Cesar Chavez by continuing his work
03/22/2001
Thousands of farm workers among Mexicans & Mexican Americans greeting Mexican President Vicente Fox at Fresno gathering co-hosted by UFW
03/16/2001
VENTURA MUSHROOM WORKERS CONFRONT GROWER OVER NOT COMMUNICATING HEALTH RISKS FROM FIRE AT PLAN
03/08/2001
UFW signs historic contract at nation's largest strawberry employer, Coastal Berry Co. UFW's first major stake in California strawberry industry
02/24/2001
Southern Calif. Residents Join Together to bring Food and Funds to Aid Stricken Pictsweet Mushroom Workers
02/22/2001
UFW to endorse Antonio Villaraigosa for Mayor