Wednesday afternoon students and community members rallied in front of the EMU to demand the University of Oregon move off fracked gas and electrify its infrastructure. They also continued the demand to call on the city to ban the use of gas in newly constructed buildings and transition to the […]
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UO Student Workers host solidarity rally for Starbucks Workers
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, around 40 people showed up for a Starbucks workers solidarity rally hosted by UO Student Workers. Several workers from the EMU Starbucks spoke along with reps from SEIU 503, GTFF, and United Academics. UO Student Workers also shared testimony they collected from student workers that […]
Continue readingOregon to lift mask mandate Saturday: what local public institutions are doing
Oregon mask mandate lifting Saturday This Saturday Oregon will lift its indoor mask requirement. Originally scheduled to change on March 19, Gov. Brown announced in conjunction with the governors of California and Washington Washington that their state’s indoor mask requirements will expire 11:59 PM on March 11. The State of […]
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4J Educators reach tentative agreement with school district
After over six hours of bargaining Thursday night , 4J educators, who are a part of the Eugene Education Association (EEA), reached a tentative with the Eugene School District around midnight. The workers have been bargaining for this contract in total for around two years and have gone the whole […]
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Workers at three more Starbucks stores in Eugene file for union elections
Starbucks Workers United announced that workers at three more Starbucks stores have filed for union elections in Eugene. Workers at 7th and Washington, 65 Oakway Center, and Franklin & Villard , join the workers at 29th & Willamette who filed on January 6. Across the country, workers at 13 other shops filed for union elections today. In letters […]
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350 Eugene holds banner drop in support of electrifying Eugene
350 Eugene members held two banner drops Saturday to gather support for electrifying the City of Eugene. The action is part of the Fossil Free Eugene campaign, which also includes Sunrise Eugene, Climate Justice League, and NAACP, and was started over a year ago. The coalition is pushing City Council […]
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Community shows support for workers unionizing at Starbucks in Eugene
Around 75 people showed up in support of the Starbucks workers at 29th & Willamette in their unionization effort Thursday. The event was organized by Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network to show the community supports the workers and is against Starbucks’ union busting. Among the attendees were members of many unions […]
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SEIU 49 workers at McKenzie-Willamette win new contract
Workers at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center represented by SEIU 49 secured a new union contract with the hospital in Springfield. The union secured the contract after two strikes in October and December. The over 300 workers — including pharmacy techs, certified nursing assistants, physical therapists, operating room custodians, and social workers — won increased […]
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City of Eugene evicts residents at 13th & Chambers camp as they close it permanently
The City of Eugene closed down the 13th & Chambers camp on Tuesday, leaving the camp in Washington-Jefferson park as its only sanctioned camp. Members of Stop the Sweeps Eugene showed up the day before to assist residents in their moving process and protest the City’s actions. Former residents of […]
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GTFF calls on UO to move to remote instruction, files Unfair Labor Practice
The University of Oregon is experiencing a surge in COVID cases and the GTFF, which represents graduate employees at the UO, says the administration’s actions are not enough to create a safe environment for members. UO Provost Patrick Phillips announced changes in response to Omicron last Thursday, but GTFF says they are […]
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