From FresnoBee.com, Robert Rodriguez, 17 Jun 2011. California farmers and the United Farm Workers union are stepping up the pressure on Gov. Jerry Brown to decide the fate of a bill that would make it easier for thousands of farmworkers to become union members. The bill, called the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act, would … Continue reading
From TheCalifornian.com, “Editorial: Card check no friend of farmworkers” 18 May 2011. [CA] — On Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk is a bill that will change the way farm workers in California decide whether they want union representation. Given Brown’s pro-union history and fierce support for the rights of farmworkers, he is likely to sign into … Continue reading
From TheCalifornian.com, “40 years later: Salinas Valley labor clashes still resonate” by Niko Kyriakou, The Salinas Californian, 26 Mar 2011. Chavez’s UFW, Teamsters battled in early ’70s Forty years ago today, the Salinas Valley emerged from one of the nation’s most memorable and violent labor storms — one that pitted the powerful Teamsters against the nascent … Continue reading
From NewAmericaMedia.org, “California DREAM Act Passes First Hurdle in State Legislature,” La Opinión, News Report, 16 Mar 2011. SACRAMENTO [CA] — The California DREAM Act passed the assembly’s Higher Education Committee Tuesday in a vote of 6 to 2, clearing its first hurdle on the way to the governor’s desk. The measure would allow undocumented immigrants … Continue reading
