Volume 6, Number 1, Winter-Spring 1997
Observing the ALRA in 1997. Monday, June 9, 1997, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Salinas, California: Monterey County Agricultural Center Conference Room, 1432 Abbott Street. This all-day seminar, co-sponsored by Monterey County Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Personnel Management Program, will examine basic provisions and current issues in interpretation of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act. The meeting is designed to broaden and enhance understanding of the ALRA among all those to whom it pertains -- growers, farm labor contractors, field supervisors, human resource managers, workers, employee representatives, and professional service providers. Speakers will include ALRB officials, the local Labor Commissioner, attorneys who have practiced under the Act, and UCCE staff. A $10 registration charge covers all sessions, handouts and resource materials, a hot lunch, and refreshments. For more information, phone 408/759-7350.
The National Institute for Farm Safety 1997 Summer Meeting, "Teaming Up for Safety at Indy." Sunday-Thursday, June 21-26, 1997. Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference will feature displays, technical sessions, and educational programs addressing injury and illness prevention, emergency response, and accommodating disability in the agricultural workplace. For more information, visit the conference website (http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agsafety/NIFS97.html) or contact Bill Field, Planning Committee Chair (phone: 317/494-1191; e-mail: field@ecn.purdue.edu).
WPS Fieldworker Train-the-Trainer workshop (in English). Saturday, June 28, 1997, 8:00a.m. - noon. Oxnard Pest Control Association Office in Oxnard, California. For more information or to preregister for this free workshop, contact Steve Sutter by phone (209/456-7560), fax (209/456-7575), or email (srsutter@ucdavis.edu).