On Friday, Oct. 7 at the University of Oregon campus, members of the UO community rallied outside of Johnson Hall in solidarity and remembrance of those killed in ongoing protests in Iran. Since the death of Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, at the hands of so-called morality police in Iran, […]
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PeaceHealth workers with SEIU 49 picket for fair wages, safe staffing
Workers at PeaceHealth represented by SEIU 49 held informational pickets in Eugene (University District), Springfield (Riverbend), and Longview, WA (St. John) on Tuesday. The union is still at the bargaining table and this was not a strike. With this action they aimed to amp up pressure on management and gather […]
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Weyerhaeuser workers across the Northwest strike
Two days into the first mill workers strike in over 30 years, Weyerhaeuser employees affiliated with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 246 maintained a hearty picket line at all four entrances to the Cottage Grove mill in Lane County. All across the Pacific Northwest over 1100 […]
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Visiting author gives talk on their book ”Abolition of Law” at UO Law School Student Center
About two dozen folks took over the UO Law center lounge on Friday Sept. 9 to escape the wildfire haze descending on Eugene and hear Nevada give a talk on their book “Abolition of Law”. The Abolition of Law event, hosted by UO’s Radical Organizing and Activist Resource (ROAR) center, […]
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Union Starbucks workers across Eugene strike
Workers at all seven of the unionized Starbucks in Eugene, of a total of eight stores in the city, went on strike earlier this week. This is a continuation of the actions taken last week that started with a strike by the 29th & Willamette worker to bring the company […]
Continue readingUO President Schill departing for Northwestern University
UO President Michael Schill is leaving to become the next president of Northwestern University this fall. UO Board of Trustees Chair Ginevra Ralph announced it to the campus community. Northwestern also put out an announcement on its website. Schill became president of the UO in 2015, since then he has […]
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West 11th Starbucks workers walkout after union organizers threatened with firing
Striking workers and their supporters picketed outside Starbucks at Franklin Blvd and Villard St. on Wednesday August 10th. Hours later workers at the West 11th Starbucks walked out in response to degraded labor conditions and firing threats from management for union organizing. Within hours of the Franklin Blvd strike launching, […]
Continue readingDemonstration Team charter lists the group’s 51 members
Among the documents that we, Solidarity News and the Student Insurgent received in our cache of public records from our requests was the Demonstration Team Charter. The document outlines the purpose of the Demonstration Team, in their own words, as well as lists 51 people serving as co-chairs, core team […]
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Community stands up for abortion freedom, face police violence the day Roe fell
Last Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States released the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruling the landmark cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, allowing states to outlaw abortion. While unexpected in timing, the ruling was foreseen with a draft of it being […]
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Local Starbucks workers strike for two days
Workers at the 29th & Willamette and Franklin & Villard Starbucks stores went on strike in May over the firing of union organizers in the PNW, as well as the exclusion of union stores from new benefits. The Willamette shop went on strike for two days, May 17-18, and the […]
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