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Portland Jobs with Justice
Union democracy
CWA Local 7901 placed in trusteeship by national union
The union has suffered from significant internal turmoil in recent years.
People
Mark Medina joins the staff of Portland Jobs with Justice as worker center organizer
The Worker Center project of Portland Jobs With Justice is a response to an explosion of union interest among low-paid service workers.
People
When faith meets labor, it fuels a fight for the common good
Reverend Dr. David Wheeler, a local labor advocate, situates himself in a long line of progressive, socially engaged Baptists.
Labor History
A new self-guided tour of Portland Labor History
It includes Francis Murnane Memorial Wharf, a public memorial to a longshore union leader; a labor history mural at PCC Sylvania; and more.
Analysis
Amazon Labor Union: ‘a marathon, not a sprint’
Leaders of the new union were the guests of honor at the annual Portland Jobs with Justice dinner this month.
People
PERSONNEL REPORT
Portland JwJ has a new leader, as does Unite Oregon, and Governor Brown appoints a new batch of labor officials to state advisory boards.
People
Leadership change at Portland Jobs with Justice
Will Layng is leaving as executive director to return to SEIU, where he formerly worked as organizing director at Local 49.
Green Jobs
Environmental groups say green jobs need to pay a living wage
At least 16 groups have signed a letter to senators supporting a call by the Oregon State Building Trades Council for "high-road" standards.
Workers Rights
2019 Scrooge of the Year: BURGERVILLE
Burgerville has twice been nominated for Scrooge of the Year by the group Portland Jobs With Justice, but this year, the fast food chain won the most votes for its record of firing union supporters and stonewalling union negotiations.
In Memoriam
Father Robert Krueger, 1929-2019
Krueger, a Catholic priest who supported workers struggles for justice, was a frequent presence at union rallies and picket lines.
Workers Rights
First Transit named 2018 Scrooge of the Year
Scrooge of the Year goes to an individual or entity that was particularly hard-hearted to workers.
Culture
Today’s lesson: Unions matter
Since October, a new union speakers campaign has visited more than a dozen local high school and college classes.
Workers Rights
Hearing on Instafab safety record erupts in shouting match
One year into a strike, Oregon House speaker Tina Kotek headlines the Workers Rights Board panel
Analysis
A pope for the common people
Francis, more than other recent popes, has kept a focus on economic morality.
Workers Rights
You take one of us on, you take all of us on
Portland Jobs With Justice carried out a three-hour-long protest June 17, including a rally outside City Hall calling for a $15 minimum wage, a...
Collective bargaining
AFSCME wins big gains for Metro temp workers
An agreement between the Metro regional government and AFSCME Local 3580 will deliver raises of up to $3.92 an hour to about 50 newly...
Jobs
Postmaster General named ‘Scrooge of the Year’ by Jobs with Justice
The group accuses him of dismantling the postal service
Green Jobs
Musicians Union hall goes solar
The union hall benefits from a new Oregon pilot program of feed-in tariffs
