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APRIL 8, 1998
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Oregon Farmworker Union Signs First Contract
“ W e will win m ore contracts and
have PCUN as our union,” asserted
Job Pozos Jr. on C esar C havez Day,
T uesday, M arch 31 st. He spoke as a
m em ber of the negotiating com m it
tee as the O regon farm w orker union,
Pineros y C am pesinos U nidos del
N oroeste (PC N N , w hich is trans
lated as N orthw est Treeplanters and
F arm w orkers U nited) and an o r
ganic grow er signed the first collec
tive bargaining agreem ent in the
history o f O regon agriculture. This
is only the second collective bar
g a in in g a g r e e m e n t b e tw e e n
farm w orkers and grow ers to be
signed in the Pacific N orthw est.
W orkers representing the com m ittee
w hich negotiated the term s o f the
contract signed the tw o-year bindi ng
a g r e e m e n t a lo n g w ith R a m o n
Ram irez, the President o f PCU N ,
and Scott Frost o f N atu re’s Fountain
Farm, a transitional 26-acre organic
farm.
Ram on Ramirez, the P resident o f
Pineros y C am pesinos U nidos del
Noroeste, eloquently stated; “ W hen
w e em barked on this w ork o v er
tw enty years ago, w e knew it w ould
be long and difficult. M any o f the
rights and protections enjoyed by
w orking people in this country are
not afforded to the farm w orkers.
THE LAM EST MOST COMPLETE RET AIL EABRK STOKE IS THE WEST
March 31 through April 14,1998
ALL PRINTS
G row ers have resisted o u r efforts to
bring about fair treatm ent and ju stice
in the fields. In order to m ake co llec
tive bargaining a reality w e have had
to take o u r struggle to the fields, to
the courts, to the legislature, to the
m edia, to people o f conscience, and
lastly to the co nsum er.”
Juanita Cox-Valdez, Director o f the
United Farm WorkersofAmerica, AFL-
C IO ’ Centro 16 de septiembre in Texas,
read a statement from UFW President
Arturo Rodriguez which said, “PCUN’s
determined efforts miirorthe UFW ’s 36-
year struggle to bring a measure o f dig-
Hosting Opportunities in the
Portland metro area
AFS, the A m erican Field Ser
vice international student exchange
program , has announced plans to
expand hosting opportunities in the
greater Portland area.
T he goal is to provide 10 addi
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Beaverton, and H illsboro with a
chance to w elcom e a foreign ex
change student into their hom es for
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The students are placed with
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and are treated as natural children
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T o support the expansion in itia
tive, A FS is seeking a very special
to help recruit host fam ilies. For
inform ation about hosting or help
ing to recruit host fam ilies for ex
change students, call A FS at 241-
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INFO.
Oregon Auto Insurance Rates Remain
Well Below U.S. Average
O n ly 16 sta te s h ad lo w e r a u to
in su ra n c e p re m iu m s th a n O re g o n
in 1996.
A c c o rd in g to th e re c e n t c o m
p a ris o n re le a s e d by th e N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n o f I n s u ra n c e C o m
m i s s i o n e r s ( N A I C ) , th e s ix -
m o n th c o m b in e d a v e ra g e a u to
m o b ile in s u r a n c e p re m iu m ( in
c lu d e s lia b ility , c o llis io n an d
c o m p re h e n s iv e c o v e ra g e s ) in O r
e g o n fo r 1996 w as $ 6 6 0 .7 6 v e r
su s th e c o u n try w id e a v e ra g e o f
$ 7 7 4 .1 2 .
“ T h e 11.7 p e rc e n t ris e in a u to
c r a s h e s in O re g o n in 1996 w as
te m p e re d b y th e 12.5 p e rc e n t rise
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nity and security for farm workers in our
country. Announcement ofthis fust col
lective bargaining agreement in ( )regon
is a milestone for both o f our unions. W e
rejoice with our sisters and brothers in
PCUN. Their victory is also our own.”
Senator Ron Wyden, in a written
statement o f support, echoed the senti
ments o f the UFW. “ In the future, 1
expect we will look back on today’s
agreement as a key moment from which
both workers and growers began to
progress toward a cooperative atmo
sphere to the benefit o f themselves and
indeed all o f Oregon.
in re g is te r e d v e h ic le s a n d th e 1 1
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