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News Stories Regarding: Farm Labor Contractor Bill
Sacramento Bee: 8/9/01
Big year for farm workers in state: The latest win is a law that reforms the contracting system
Fresno Bee: 8/9/01
Davis OKs law on farm wages - Crackdown on cheating employers is a UFW first.
Fresno Bee: 8/8/01
Davis signs ag tax relief, studies labor crackdown Farmers praise the governor at the Tulare signing, hope he vetoes farmworker bill.
La Opinion: 8/9/01:
Los campesinos estatales cantan victoria - Dos nuevas leyes los protegen contra la explotación y salarios injustos
8/8/01: UFW hails governor's signing of its farm labor contractor reform billsrers
Fresno Bee: 8/8/01
Davis signs ag tax relief, studies labor crackdown Farmers praise the governor at the Tulare signing, hope he vetoes farmworker bill.
Sacramento Bee: 8/4/01
Like other undocumented farm workers in California, Gabriela Hernandez hoped to build a future. Instead, she awoke, paralyzed from a van crash ... 'I thought I was dead' - Farm labor van safety program falls short
Los Angeles Times: 7/28/01
Fair Deal for Farm Workers (Editorial)
San Francisco Chronicle: 7/19/01
Hard work, fair pay (Editorial)
La Opinion: 7/22/01:
Sindicato de Trabajadores Agrícolas obtiene victoria en Sacramento La Asamblea estatal aprueba ley para hacer más severo el castigo para los contratistas y agricultores que violan las leyes laborales
Sacramento Bee: 7/21/01
Davis gets legislation to stiffen farm laws
La Opinion: 7/20/01:
Avanza ley para proteger a los campesinos El Senado estatal aprueba imponer multas a quienes no paguen el salario adecuado
San Francisco Chronicle: 7/19/01
Hard work, fair pay (opinion page)
Sacramento Bee : 6/7/01
Court approves deal to pay farm workers -- 2 years late
Sacramento Bee : 5/27/01
Farm labor's dangers detailed
Sacramento Bee : 5/26/01
Farm labor abuses alleged
Sacramento Bee : 5/20/01-5/22/01
"Dirt Cheap": It's a story that won't go away. Thousands of California farm workers still aren't even being paid minimum wage. Worse yet, some aren't being paid at all. This three part series documents how growers, labor contractors, wealthy landowners, financial institutions, state regulators, legislators and even the governor have failed to follow, enforce or enact laws to protect those whose labor makes California's fields, orchards and vineyards golden.
La Opinion: 5/07/01:
Proyectos de ley contra explotancion rural
Sacramento Bee : 4/24/01
UFW backs bill to curb wage abuse
