Farm Worker Awareness Week and Cesar Chavez’s legacy celebrated in California
Marches, masses, and presentations held at churches and universities were part of many events that commemorated Farm Worker Awareness Week and celebra... Read More »
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Farmworker Awareness Week Events in Oregon
On March 28, farm workers and their supporters held a “Gran Marcha” for justice in Hermiston, Oregon, organized by the United Farm Workers union... Read More »
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Farm Worker Conditions in California
California is by far the state with the largest number of farm workers in the U.S. who perform a variety of jobs on the state's over 80,000 farms. Exa... Read More »
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Potentially harmful appointee steps down after successful email campaign
In February of this year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Sharon Runner to head the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) in California. ... Read More »
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Cal-OSHA to Review Handling of Heat Cases
Heatstroke caused seven confirmed deaths and more than 60 worker injuries this year, despite tougher regulations enacted in 2006 with Gov. Arnold Schw... Read More »
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Call on Gov. Schwarzeneggar to prevent heat deaths this summer!
TAKE ACTION! Last summer, 6 farm workers died heat-related deaths in the fields of California. These workers' death should have been preven... Read More »
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Farm Worker Awareness Week in California
About 600 students in Bell Garden Elementary got together to celebrate the legacy of Cesar Chavez. Three busloads of these students also attended th... Read More »
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2006 YAYA's NATIONAL SUMMIT!
Thirty-five young adults came to La Paz, CA to participate in the first Summit of the Youth And Young Adult network of the National Farm Worker Mini... Read More »
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