Plus: higher ed workers still seek fair contract Workers call for boycott of Fred Meyer stores After 15+ months of bargaining with the employer , UFCW 555 called for a boycott of all the Fred Meyer stores where they cancelled contracts a little over a week and half before. This […]
Continue readingSEIU 503 Higher Ed workers authorize strike
Strike would happen on Sep. 30. Plus SEIU 49 Kaiser bargaining team authorize Oct. 14 strike Workers across seven universities authorize strike After taking strike votes on Monday and Tuesday, SEIU 503 Higher Ed workers voted to authorize a strike. SEIU will be bargaining with management next on Monday, September […]
Continue readingMcKenzie-Willamette workers ratify new contract
Plus Fred Meyer seeking scabs, City Council aims to repeal House Bill 2001 McKenzie-Willamette workers ratify new contract Last Friday McKenzie Willamette workers represented by SEIU 49 voted to ratify a new contract after the bargaining team reached a a tentative deal on Wednesday. This averted the strike that was […]
Continue readingMcKenzie-Willamette workers plan strike Sep. 10
Three day Strike at McKenzie Willamette Hospital McKenzie-Willamette caregivers announced plans last Friday to go on strike September 10-12. A majority of its 400 workers, represented by SEIU 49, voted to authorize a strike back in mid-August. Workers will be picketing 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM on September 10, 11, […]
Continue readingMultiple unions authorize strikes
SEIU 49, UFCW 555 workers authorize strike Kaiser Permanente workers from across the country have been taking strike authorization votes over the last month. A couple weeks ago workers at in California voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. Last week Kaiser workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington also approved of […]
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Classified university workers declare impasse On Monday, higher education workers represented by SEIU 503 declared impasse in their bargaining with administrators. Both sides have 7 days from Monday to release their final offers, you can read the current economic proposals here (spoiler: management’s proposals are very poor). Following that is […]
Continue readingReady for action this August
Counterprotestors outnumber fascists Eugene had a good showing against the fascists when they came downtown for the God, Guns and Trump/ Liberty rally. Eugene Weekly reported there were 50 to 60 right-wingers and 250 to 300 counterprotestors. There was only one arrest, and that was of right-wing Brandon Alan Howard […]
Continue readingQueers bash back
In case you missed it, I launched a new website where you can find a longer view calendar and more resources for those in anticapitalist and labor movements. These newsletter issues will still be hosted at solidarity.substack.com. Fascists organizing on Pride day in Eugene This Saturday, August 10, the Eugene-Springfield […]
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And updates on local union bargaining, city council anti-white nationalist resolution SEIU 503 wins new contracts, still bargaining others SEIU 503, which represents workers all across Oregon, has been in negotiations for several big contracts this summer. SEIU 503 childcare workers settled a contract that gives them a 5% raise. […]
Continue readingFix the pay gap
Workers petition gender pay gap at Fred Meyer Workers and allies are calling on Fred Meyer to fix the gender pay gap. Union data shows that female workers are getting paid $3.70 per hour less than men on average. Upon hire, women are being placed into a lower paid jobs.The […]
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