Wasco City Council Recognizes February as Pesticide Safety and Awareness Month

January 22, 2026 / By Aimee Preciado
Tags: City Council, Farmworker rights, Farmworkers, lideres campesinas, pesticides, Wasco

On Jan. 20, the Wasco City Council formally recognized the month of February as Pesticide Safety and Awareness Month and presented a public proclamation to Líderes Campesinas, a farmworker advocacy organization known for its work on environmental health and labor safety issues.

UFW Sues Trump Administration Because of H-2A Wage Cuts

November 24, 2025 / By JaNell Gore-Jackson
Tags: Farmworker rights, H-2A, Kern County, UFW, UFW Foundatin

The United Farmworkers Foundation (UFW) and the United Farm Workers of America hosted a press conference to announce a lawsuit filed against the Trump Administration regarding the wage cuts to H-2A farmworkers.

UFW Foundation Organizer Shows Passion For His Work

June 15, 2017 / By Kern Sol News
Tags: Eriberto Fernandez, Farmworker rights, Farmworkers, Marcus Castro, UFW Foundation

By Marcus Castro, South Kern Sol

Eriberto Fernandez, 30, remembers working in the fields around Delano as a child.