Directors of worker-owned news publications and their readers gathered in the basement of the Northeast Portland nonprofit Jobs With Justice on May 9 to discuss the current state and future…
Summary of Burgerville Workers Union summer efforts
Mid-July, a crowd of one hundred union members and their allies carried large red flags, megaphones, and red signs emblazoned with “Industrial Workers of the World” and “SEIU” as they…
Advocates throw postal protest birthday party as USPS turns 242
This year the United States Postal Service turned 242 years old. To celebrate the milestone, local advocacy group Portland Community and Postal Workers United organized a birthday party protest on…
An open letter to President Wim Wiewel
I hope this letter finds you in good health and in good spirits. You are probably wondering why I am writing to you in this format. During the fall term…