The Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA) announced Sept. 19 that they had reached a tentative agreement with the Portland State administration. This tentative agreement—if approved by PSUFA members—includes a…
Planned strike for first day of classes averted
Oregon university workers and administrators reach agreement A new contract agreement for Service Employees International Union workers comes after months of negotiations between Oregon Public university workers and administrators. The…
Hill to Hall July 15–19
July 15 Oregon GOP files recall against Gov. Brown Due to a number of laws Governor Kate Brown passed in the 2019 legislative session, Chairman Bill Currier of the Oregon…
5 reasons BuzzFeed totally sucks
The inner workings behind BuzzFeed’s rapidly produced content that secures their viral status is far from a well-oiled machine. The love for BuzzFeed is not small. From young kids to…
Workers discuss the fate of labor journalism
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…