After speaking out about poor working conditions at the Kettle Chips plant in Salem, Alejandra Marcos was fired but later won a $35,000 labor dispute settlement. The company offered to reinstate her, but she declined, prioritizing justice over compensation. As part of the agreement, the employers had to train managers on labor rights and post notices affirming workers’ protections. Marcos says her fight was to prevent others from facing the same injustice.
See "Worker at Kettle Chips plant in Salem wins labor dispute: ‘Fighting for the injustice we lived’", Yesenia Amaro, Oregon Live, October 3, 2025