Portland Jobs with Justice Archives

2019 Scrooge of the Year: BURGERVILLE

Dec 18, 2019

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.

Father Robert Krueger, 1929-2019

May 23, 2019

Krueger, a Catholic priest who supported workers struggles for justice, was a frequent presence at union rallies and picket lines.

First Transit named 2018 Scrooge of the Year

Dec 20, 2018

Scrooge of the Year goes to an individual or entity that was particularly hard-hearted to workers.

PERSONNEL

May 2, 2017

SEIU organizing director Will Layng will lead Portland Jobs With Justice. Martin Taylor returns to lead Oregon Nurses Association.

Today’s lesson: Unions matter

Mar 24, 2017

Since October, a new union speakers campaign has visited more than a dozen local high school and college classes.

PERSONNEL

Mar 15, 2017

Oregon governor populates boards with labor figures; D Pei Wu departs Portland JwJ

Hearing on Instafab safety record erupts in shouting match

Apr 29, 2016

One year into a strike, Oregon House speaker Tina Kotek headlines the Workers Rights Board panel

A pope for the common people

Sep 18, 2015

Francis, more than other recent popes, has kept a focus on economic morality.

You take one of us on, you take all of us on

Jun 30, 2015

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 delegation to Skanska in support of striking ironworkers, and the brief

AFSCME wins big gains for Metro temp workers

Mar 19, 2015

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 unionized workers at the Metro waste transfer station and Oregon Zoo