Month: September 2024

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Due to the inability to park near the picket line, we’ll meet at LiUNA Local 737 and take a shuttle to the main picket line where the rally will take place. Please be at LiUNA by 10:30 to get to the picket line on time for the rally.
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Last week, more than 33,000 Boeing workers in Oregon and Washington voted down a tentative agreement and are now on strike until they get the contract they deserve. Join Oregon’s Labor Movement this Thursday, September 19th at 11:00 AM for a rally in support of the Boeing Machinists Strike.

IAMAW International President Brian Bryant will be the main speaker, with additional speakers to be announced. Boeing machinists are leading the way in this watershed moment, as

more and more workers across the country are fighting back against corporate greed and incompetence. Show solidarity at this history-making strike and stand with members of IAMAW.

24/7 PICKET LINES:
Boeing Plant, 19000 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Boeing Paint Hangar, 4635 NE Cornfoot Rd, Portland

Location: Meet at LiUNA, 17230 NE Sacramento St. Rally at 19000 Sandy Blvd

Portland has a multi-billion dollar independent music-driven economy. Live Nation-Ticketmaster, which is currently being sued by the Justice Dept, and joined by 30 state attorneys general, for monopolizing markets across the live concert industry, is targeting Portland with a proposal to open a venue on Water Avenue near the Hawthorne Bridge.

Live Nation’s predatory, profit-seeking, and unlawful conduct in the pursuit of market control has come at the cost of industry workers who seek fair standards, local promoters, venue operators, and is a threat to our community values and local economy. We must do everything in our power to stop Live Nation and demand a local owner/operator instead. Our best shot at stopping Live Nation from breaking ground is appealing their Land Use permit and telling Portland City Council to Cancel the Live Nation/Ticketmaster Deal. Learn more about Live Nation’s corporate greed here!

Rally with Jobs With Justice and Music Portland as we fight corporate greed, and fight for our local economy! Music Portland will rally nearby City Hall (TBA) on Thursday, September 19, 12 – 2pm just before the appeal hearing for Live Nation’s conditional land use permit.

Let’s show up and tell city council NOT to support a Live Nation-owned and operated venue here in Portland!

Location: Near City Hall, 1900 SW 4th Ave.

UFCW Local 555 members at Fred Meyer completed their ULP strike, and now the union is calling on all of us to uphold the previous picket lines through a consumer boycott of Fred Meyer “until a fair agreement is reached and Fred Meyer’s admitted price gouging has stopped.” Read more here.