2007 Oregon Legislature:
Get the latest updates on the 2007 Oregon Legislative session and bills affecting the farmworker and immigrant communities on the website of CAUSA, Oregon's immigrant rights coalition: [2007 Legislature]

A"Radio Revolution" comes to Woodburn! Radio Movimiento "La Voz del Pueblo" 96.3 FM is on the air!
On November 20th, PCUN held our community grand opening and programming inauguration for KPCN-LP, our new low-power FM radio station.
Finally after several years of waiting and hard work, PCUN has realized a long time dream by being the first union in Oregon to have their own radio station on FM.
[Read more about the KPCN launch]
[Read more about KPCN-LP] [KPCN Programming Schedule] [KPCN Program Descriptions]

For more on information on KPCN, contact Marlen Torres at 503-560-6517.
We need your volunteer and financial help to fulfill this ambitious plan. To contribute or help with the remodel, contact PCUN Secretary-Treasurer Larry Kleinman.

PCUN and CAUSA Respond to the Passage of Senate Immigration Bill
On May 25, PCUN and CAUSA declared that the just-passed Senate immigration bill (S. 2611) did not go far enough in fulfilling our principles of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
[Statement]

Immigrant Workers Rally for a Just Legalization
On May 1, the immigrant community demonstrated the power of our economic contributions by not buying anything or working for a day. 10,000 immigrant workers and their allies rallied at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Thousands more marched in Portland, Hood River, The Dalles, Eugene, and Medford.

20,000 rally for immigrant rights in Salem April 9
On April 9, over 20,000 immigrant community member and allies rallied at the Oregon State Capitol for a just legalization program.
For a list of over 130 cities that participated in the national day of action, go to www.april10.org.

4,000 rally for immigrant rights in Portland
On March 4, immigrant, labor, faith, and ally communities gathered for a mass mobilization against the Sensenbrenner Bill. Actions are being held around the country in conjunction with the Senate Judiciary Committee mark-up on immigration reform. [Photos...]

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PCUN Update #56

March, 2007
Articles include: KPCN signs on as "Radio Movimiento"; Revised KPCN-LP Progamming List; 2007 KPCN-LP plans and 2007 Oregon Legislature report.

PCUN Calls for Mandatory Binding Arbitration
May 3, 2004
To guarantee that farm workers who vote for a union get a contract, mandatory binding arbitration must be included in any fair, balanced collective bargaining bill.

Order Your Copy of "Justice on the Table"
Moving Image Productions offers "Justice on the Table", a 25-minute video that features farmworkers speaking of their working conditions in Oregon. To see sample clips and to order, please click on the headline above.

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