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Portland Jobs with Justice
Collective bargaining
PIRG fundraiser fires entire bargaining team
A manager also threatens to close Portland call center as workers walk out in protest
People
Portland Jobs with Justice leader Margaret Butler stepping down
Her replacement is Karly Edwards, a longtime UNITE HERE organizer.
Portland
Portland JwJ stages six protests in six hours
Two busloads of union supporters participate in a roving protest for good jobs, no cuts.
Collective bargaining
Occupy Aveda: Unionists turn up pressure on Dosha
Aveda sites are leafletted in six cities, while in Portland, pickets and a brief occupation.
Workers Rights
JWJ picks Dosha as 2011 “Scrooge of the Year”
Dosha Salon Spa was elected “Scrooge of the Year” at a Dec. 10 fundraiser
National
Occupy moves to banks and bridges
A Nov. 17 nationwide day of action marked two months since Occupy Wall Street began.
Portland
Portland bus brigade travels to rallies at 8 worksites
With 8+ union contracts expiring June 30, activists thought, “Why not get all the unions together?”
Workers Rights
Portland Jobs with Justice celebrates 20th anniversary
Supporters filled a Portland Hilton ballroom May 14 to celebrate and remember.
Portland
2,500 rally in Portland for jobs and the middle class
Union members, faith groups, and community allies call for fairness, jobs, and saving social safety net.
National
Spirit of Madison at Oregon rallies
At a pair of rallies Feb. 25 and 26 in Portland and Salem, Oregonians showed solidarity with Midwest public workers.
