About

Who We Are

Portland Jobs with Justice (PJwJ) is a coalition of more than 100 labor organizations and community groups dedicated to protecting the rights of working people and supporting community struggles to build a more just society. We are committed to the creation of living wage jobs that support working families, support for organizing both here and abroad, and maintaining pressure to demand corporate accountability in our communities. We are proud to be part of a nationwide organization, with 40 other chapters around the country.

Jobs With Justice believes that all workers should have collective bargaining rights, employment security and a decent standard of living within an economy that works for everyone. We bring together labor, community, student, and faith voices at the national and local levels to win improvements in people’s lives and shape the public discourse on workers’ rights and the economy.

JwJ gives priority to struggles involving the most vulnerable workers in our community, low wage workers, immigrants, people of color, women and youth. JwJ believes that direct action is an important part of supporting these campaigns. We are committed to creating an organization that is fully inclusive and welcoming to everyone. Portland JwJ mobilizes support for labor and community struggles at rallies, on picket lines, in educational settings as well as at meetings and hearings. The basic building block of Portland JwJ is a pledge from individuals to turn out to support other people’s struggles at least five times a year.