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Oregon highway crash that killed 7 farmworkers highlights often overlooked danger
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter seven farmworkers were killed last week in a fatal collision outside Albany, advocates are...
Support surges for farmworkers killed in Oregon highway crash, but hurdles remain
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCorrections & Clarifications: This story has been updated to clarify PCUN’s role in fundraising...
For women farmworkers in Oregon, pathways to progress aren't always easy
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBased on smell alone, you’d be forgiven for thinking the office building in downtown Woodburn was a...
Farmworker advocates question poor on-farm housing
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMartha Lopez has visited two on-farm housing units in her three years as a field organizer for PCUN, Oregon’s farmworker union. In the first, Lopez saw...
Farmworker overtime is coming. Is Oregon ready?
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bill that requires agricultural employers to pay their workers overtime takes effect Jan. 1, and some farmers already are trying to find ways around...
Farm bill should include protections for workers, prioritize climate, Oregon groups say
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA coalition of more than 150 organizations asked President Joe Biden to center racial justice and...
Farmworker advocates prioritize language access and work hazards at the legislature
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA handful of bill that Oregon lawmakers will consider this year could directly impact Oregon's...
Meet our Mid-Valley: Francisca Aparicio's silent fight for farmworker women
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrancisca Aparicio likes to help people. She knows no other way. Helping people is her passion, her...
Heat and wildfire smoke rules in Oregon yield some citations, many OSHA complaints
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRules enacted this summer to protect workers from heat and wildfire smoke have resulted in hundreds...
What happened in the year since an Oregon farmworker died in extreme heat
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe day before he died, Sebastian Francisco Perez turned 38. He went to dinner with his nephew,...