The BerniePDX shirt with the tree is back! And this time, we’ve updated it with the bird because a Portland rally is where it all started. It’s available in six styles, including a women’s cut, v-neck, tank top, baseball tee, and kids sizes. Click here to grab your BerniePDX 2020 apparel!
In this exciting 2020 race, where we are going to elect Bernie as President, California is extremely important! California has moved up their primary to Super Tuesday. This means we have a shorter period of time to turn undecided voters into Bernie supports in the largest Democratic state in the country. With your help we are going to do it!
DETAILS: If you are new to phone banking, no worries, people will be there to teach you how to make a call. You will need to bring a laptop or tablet as well as a cell phone. Making these calls is fun and doing it together is a great way to meet like minded people, so please join us!
No worries if you can’t get there from work by 5:30, we will be glad to see you when you can get there.
Location: Tea Chai Te, 616 E Burnside St.
Join BerniePDX and the Portland DSA Bernie Caucus to cheer on Bernie in his first 2020 presidential debate!
The lineup has been announced: Bernie will be debating on night two, June 27th, with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and more!
Location: Stingray Cafe, 240 N Broadway
With 398734 presidential candidates in the race, we need to make sure our messaging for Bernie is on point! Join BerniePDX to brainstorm persuasive talking points and responses so we can better support Bernie 2020.
WHERE: Tea Chai Te, 616 E Burnside
WHEN: Tuesday, June 11, 7:00pm
Location: Tea Chai Te, 616 E Burnside St.
BerniePDX and the Portland Democratic Socialists of America condemn the Oregon Democratic supermajority’s recent vote to cut public employee retirement benefits for tens of thousands of Oregon workers. Such a cowardly capitulation to Oregon’s millionaire class is reprehensible, especially against the backdrop of a booming economy where the wealthy few expand their riches at the expense of the many.
For many Oregonians, a secure retirement is a pipe dream. But for thousands of Oregon’s teachers, public health workers, and other government employees, the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) offers some hope of dignity in old age.
PERS is deferred compensation, which was negotiated under contract. Oregon’s public workers did their part by providing years of service to Oregonians, often at the expense of lucrative careers in the private sector. It is beyond belief that so many Democrats backed by labor would stab public employees in the back.
Oregonians don’t need Democrats keen to pass special tax breaks for Nike, while raiding public employee retirement. Oregon Democrats should not merely fight tooth and nail to protect the PERS’ promise, but reach beyond—toward a secure and guaranteed retirement for all Oregonians.
We call on Governor Kate Brown to immediately veto this attack on the working class. There are many options to address the purposely-underfunded PERS liability: Increasing the amortization period, ending the runaway management fees siphoned off by Wall Street, and taxing the wealthy.
Lastly, we recognise the leadership of the Portland Association of Teachers, who compiled the helpful graphic below, which shows the Portland-area Democrats who voted to betray public workers. We encourage everyone to contact your representatives and demand accountability.
BerniePDX and Portland DSA will continue to build a movement with our allies fighting for working people. Join us!
