ENRIQUE RUIZ (he/him) Data & Field Manager Coming from an immigrant family, Enrique was born in Grants Pass, Oregon and lived there until 2013 after completing his first year of high school. He then moved to Salem where he is currently living. Since then, he’s remained involved...
FIELD ORGANIZER (4 positions) Our Mission PCUN's fundamental goal is to empower farmworkers to understand and take action against systematic exploitation and all of its effects. To achieve this end, PCUN is involved in community and workplace organizing on many different levels. We've worked to empower...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/19/2019 America Needs Permanent Solutions, Not A Wall Woodburn, Oregon - As word spreads about plans to put a deal on the table, and President Trump’s so-called immigration compromise, PCUN’s stance continues to stay the same. The President’s offer is expected to include $5.7 billion...
January 21, 2021 will be the next administration’s first day. How do we need to show up on that day ready to begin years of "restoring, repairing and re-building"? The path in 2019 and 2020 will be harrowing, especially Trump's final weeks in...
We had a magical evening on November 8th for PCUN's Annual Cumbia Party. We raised over $30,000 to continue enhancing PCUN's community organizing work! This year PCUN is doing a lot - and we're excited, and over-whelmed with the amount of support that consistently comes...
(Our team of organizers, Gail, Nicole, Mario, Martha, Alex, and Enrique) The 2018 Midterms were a success for PCUN and our partners in the social justice movement. We are proud to say that farm workers, immigrants, and Latinx working families made a huge impact in getting...
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) has been working with immigrant populations in Oregon for over 40 years. As the largest Latino union in the state, many of our members would be impacted if Measure 105 passes. The group responsible for getting Measure 105 on...
Summarizes the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant policies under 3 “Ds” (self Deportation, self-Detention, and self-Demobilization) and asserts that if we are to sustain ourselves and our communities, we must find ways to move past our (many) defeats and value/understand our victories. ...
Our immigrant community is under attack. We must stand up a fight for what is right. We must stand up for our community. This may day we will be marching for Driver's Licenses, to defend worker's rights to organize, and to make it public that...
A navigation tool and concise inventory of the preparatory steps (organized under the 7-C categories: “call, compress, convene, cast, cost, collect, credential”) to respond to the anticipated outpouring of immigrants anxious for information and assistance, when immigration reform legislation becomes law. ...