Chants of "Down with SB 1205" reverberated on the Capitol steps as scores of farm workers and friends rallied against a bill that would overturn an Oregon Court of Appeals ruling upholding the right of farm workers to discuss wages and working conditions with employers without threat of being fired.
The Northwest Oregon Labor Council and Saturn/United Auto Workers (UAW) are teaming up to help raise money for Labor's Community Service Agency's Emergency Relief Fund.
At press time July 1, members of Service Employees Local 49 employed at Kaiser Permanente medical facilities from Longview to Salem were preparing to walk off the job July 7-8.
