Este mes de la herencia latinx y hispana, las contribuciones de nuestra comunidad y la profunda historia y el impacto de los movimientos de trabajadores agrícolas, latinx, inmigrantes y chicanos están siendo reconocidos como los bienes culturales que siempre han sido. Si bien esta es...
Farmworkers and Latinx Working Families United Job Opportunity: Political Organizer About PCUN PCUN is based in the heart of the Oregon Latinx community, in one of the most vibrant agricultural areas in the state. Our mission is to empower farmworkers and working Latinx families in Oregon by building...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 02, 2021 Contact: Omar Alvarado Coordinator 503-999-8392 odysseyco503@gmail.com Music Festival Supporting Salem / Keizer Community KEIZER, Oregon - The Keizer Stadium will host the first annual Fire Out West Music and Art Show. Curated by ODYSSEY, this community event will benefit the Oregon Worker Relief Fund of Oregon. Aside...
By Ramon Ramirez - Former President of PCUN, and Distinguished Taconic Fellow at Community Change I decided to write and document the history of Agriculture labor from a perspective of a farmworker organizer, fighting for the rights of farmworkers. I could never understand why farmworkers were...
For immediate release- August 2, 2021 Contacts: Ira Cuello-Martinez, PCUN iracuello@pcun.org, (503) 851-5774 Kate Suisman, Northwest Workers’ Justice Project, kate@nwjp.org, (503) 765-7105 Jamie Pang, Oregon Environmental Council, JamieP@OECOnline.org, (971) 353-7963 Nargess Shadbeh, Oregon Law Center, nshadbeh@oregonlawcenter.org (503) 484-6073 Oregon OSHA Adopts Emergency Smoke Rule and Some Heat...
About PCUN Our mission is to empower farmworkers and working Latinx families in Oregon by building community, increasing Latinx representation in elections, and policy advocacy on both the national and state levels. We continue to build an agenda that strengthens workers’ rights by creating safer workplaces, advocating for fair...
PCUN values the ability of workers to take action against exploitation and all its effects. Through our political agenda, we fight to strengthen workers' rights, for fair wages, and press for economic security for our families. We present our 2021 political agenda and the results...
In May, 2021, our movement’s candidates swept the elections for four seats on the Salem-Keizer School District board, a governing majority, including the first—second and third—Latinx board members ever elected! How do we adjust our expectations and strategies to sustain power and change? ...
For immediate release- July 8, 2021 Contacts: Brad Reed, Renew Oregon, Brad@reneworegon.org, (971) 217-6813 Ira Cuello-Martinez, PCUN iracuello@pcun.org, (503) 851-5774 Kate Suisman, Northwest Justice Workers Project kate@nwjp.org, 503-765-7105 Jamie Pang, Oregon Environmental Council, JamieP@OECOnline.org, (971) 353-7963 Oregon OSHA’s Emergency Heat Rules Are a Good Start to Protecting At-Risk Workers; Strong ...
PRESS STATEMENT June 30th, 2021 CONTACTS: Patti Verduzco, PCUN, Communications Director, pattiverduzco@pcun.org Reyna Lopez, PCUN, Executive Director, reynalopez@pcun.org Farmworker Death Related to Heat-Illness Amidst Oregon Heat Wave A farm laborer in St. Paul dies due to the extreme heat over the weekend while Oregon OSHA fails to adopt emergency rules ahead of the...