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 […]
Continue readingStarbucks workers in Eugene file for a union election
Workers at the Starbucks on 29th & Willamette in Eugene filed for a union election Thursday. The workers at the coffee shop are in unanimous support to organize under the Starbucks Workers United banner, joining workers across the country. Workers recently filed for elections in Broomfield, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; and […]
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Community remembers unhoused individuals who died in 2021 for National Homeless Memorial Day
Around 40 people gathered Tuesday evening at the Park Blocks for the National Homeless Persons Memorial Day candlelight vigil, put on locally by the Eugene Human Rights Commission. The event which takes place annually on Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, is a time where folks can honor […]
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