Cipriano Ferrel was most well known as the “heart and soul” of the farmworker movement we know today here in the Mid-Willamette Valley, and one of the most influential Presidents in the PCUN’s history. He was a child of farmworkers and grew up alongside Cesar...
Martina and Hank were life-long PCUNista’s who gave their heart and souls to the movement since the inception of PCUN. The Martina and Hank Curl Award represents life-long commitment and dedication to farmworkers, poor people, the working class, and racial, immigrant, and social justice. At...
We Are Excited To Announce Teresa Romero As Our 2022 Keynote Speaker! The first Latina and first immigrant woman to become president of a national union in the United States, Teresa Romero replaced Arturo S. Rodriguez as the third president of United Farm Workers in December 2018....
We’re very proud of the hard work of our endorsement committee – and are pleased to unveil our November 2022 Slate! Here is our full list of PCUN-endorsed candidates FEDERAL Congressional District 6, Andrea Salinas (D) Congressional District 5, Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) STATEWIDE Oregon Governor, Tina Kotek (D) Oregon Labor Commissioner, Christina Stephenson (Nonpartisan) Oregon Court of Appeals, Judge...
PCUN Job opportunity: FIELD ORGANIZER Application deadline: Accepting applications on a rolling basis About PCUN Our mission is to empower farm workers 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...
Este Halloween recordamos que no todos los monstruos tienen colmillos y garras, pero a veces pueden disfrazarse con trajes y corbatas. Estos son tiempos espeluznantes: con el derecho al aborto revertido, candidatos en la boleta electoral que no apoyaron los aumentos del salario mínimo y...
Welcome, Ira! PCUN is thrilled to announce Ira Cuello-Martinez as the new Policy Advocacy Director (formerly known as Political Director) and will lead our policy advocacy campaigns to victory in the coming years! Ira played a crucial role in the passage of Oregon's farmworker overtime law...
PCUN Oportunidad de Trabajo Organizador/a/e Comunitário/a Por la autoprotección y preparación de las lumbres y el humo forestal (Posición Temporal) Reportan a: La Coordinadora de Voluntarios y Proyectos Especiales Sobre PCUN Nuestra misión es empoderar la voz de los trabajadores del campo y a las familias trabajadoras Latinas en Oregon a...
Este mes fue pesado para todos nosotrxs al enfrentar la decisión revocada de Roe V. Wade. Mientras observamos las consecuencias de lo que se avecina, queremos recordarle que PCUN está aquí para apoyarlo. También queremos reconocer el aniversario del fallecimiento de Sebastián Francisco Pérez hace...