PCUN

PCUN was created to amplify the voices of unfairly marginalized workers for over 3 decades. Since 1985, Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) started as a union for farm workers, fighting to gain collective bargaining rights. This is a right that this country never fully gave to farmworkers. Thats why 80 workers founded Pineros and Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste to fight against exploitation and all of its effects. PCUN has advocated for Oregon farmworkers and working Latinx families, working tirelessly to empower these communities to understand and take action against systematic exploitation and its harmful effects. Though we have secured incredible victories over the years, like raising the minimum wage for all workers; ensuring all children in Oregon have access to health care; and becoming the largest Latinx organization in the state, the political and cultural landscape have changed drastically and were stepping up to face those changes head on. Every day b...