Senator Condemns Farm Union Assault

From the PR newswire - State Senator Condemns Farm Union Assault on Oregon Agriculture and Rural Communities

SALEM, Ore., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strongly worded letter, State Senator David Nelson (R-Pendleton) condemned the tactics of the UFW as threatening the livelihood of the workers and rural communities that depend on Oregon agriculture. "I have become increasingly alarmed as unions have broadened their assault on high quality Oregon agriculture companies, such as Kettle Foods, Tillamook, NORPAC and Threemile Canyon Farms -- threatening national boycotts up the customer supply chain, which would cripple our fragile rural communities, which depend on a strong farm economy -- just at a time when we face increasing competition from national and international growers," said Nelson.