Portland Jobs with Justice
A Labor-Community Organizing Hub
COVID-19 Organizing Response
Organizing with Food Service Workers in this Time of Crisis Calling all Portland Food Service Workers! We know food service workers are already experiencing huge stress because of shop closures and illness concerns! We are ramping up outreach efforts because we know folks need…
Workers’ Rights and Power- The Essential Guide
The Workers’ Rights and Power- The Essential Guide training was developed and is hosted by Portland Jobs With Justice, Northwest Workers’ Justice Project, Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project, and KBOO Community Radio. The program brings together legal experts and worker organizers for a training…
Labor Movies Library
This Labor Movies Library is maintained by Portland Rising, a committee of Portland Jobs with Justice. Films available for free online 1877: The Grand Army of Starvation (1987) A nationwide rebellion brought the United States to a standstill in the summer of 1877. Eighty…
Underlying Conditions
Two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s estimated that 100,000 U.S. residents have died of complications of COVID-19. Over 90% of patients hospitalized for COVID suffer at least one underlying condition, primarily hypertension, obesity, lung disease, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. The effects on our…
Statement on the Open Letter to Hold PTU and Margot Black Accountable
On Monday a letter titled, “An Open Letter to the City of Portland: The Time has Come to Hold PTU and Margot Black Accountable” was published. That letter details first hand accounts and a long and consistent pattern of abusive, transphobic behavior and racist…
Workers Are Organizing and Winning in This Time of Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, affecting the economy and the working people at the heart of all economic activity. Businesses are shutting down with no guarantee they will weather the storm and reopen, and workers are being laid off by…
