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
Postmaster General named ‘Scrooge of the Year’ by Jobs with Justice Dec 30, 2014 The group accuses him of dismantling the postal service
Musicians Union hall goes solar Jul 29, 2014 The union hall benefits from a new Oregon pilot program of feed-in tariffs
PIRG fundraiser fires entire bargaining team Nov 27, 2012 A manager also threatens to close Portland call center as workers walk out in protest
Portland Jobs with Justice leader Margaret Butler stepping down Aug 14, 2012 Her replacement is Karly Edwards, a longtime UNITE HERE organizer.
Portland JwJ stages six protests in six hours Feb 13, 2012 Two busloads of union supporters participate in a roving protest for good jobs, no cuts.
Occupy Aveda: Unionists turn up pressure on Dosha Feb 10, 2012 Aveda sites are leafletted in six cities, while in Portland, pickets and a brief occupation.
JWJ picks Dosha as 2011 “Scrooge of the Year” Dec 14, 2011 Dosha Salon Spa was elected “Scrooge of the Year” at a Dec. 10 fundraiser
Occupy moves to banks and bridges Nov 29, 2011 A Nov. 17 nationwide day of action marked two months since Occupy Wall Street began.
Portland bus brigade travels to rallies at 8 worksites Jul 15, 2011 With 8+ union contracts expiring June 30, activists thought, “Why not get all the unions together?”
