It’s that time of year again! Click here to cast your vote for the candidates BerniePDX should endorse for Portland City Council, Clackamas County Commission, and State Representative (District 44).
There are some really exciting candidates this year! We recommend getting to know them by reading their questionnaires or visiting their websites. The last day to vote is this Sunday, Jan. 30, so don’t delay, vote today!
There are a bunch of interesting upcoming events about the struggle Oregon farmworkers are going through. Click the Events tab above or visit www.berniepdx.us/events to check them out. Click here to sign the petition to support their fight for overtime pay!
Come out on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 2pm and show some love to our PBOT (street) workers who are taking a strike vote and ready to walk out. Tell City Council to Settle a Fair Contract. Pay Essential Workers Essential Wages!
Donate to the solidarity fund here.
Location: Stanton Yard, 2835 N Kerby Ave
Support Portland Teachers:
The staffing crisis, substitute shortage, and intense student needs are bringing schools and classrooms across the district to the breaking point. The Portland Public School Board needs to know that we stand with teachers! Send an email to your School Board member and sign the petition to support Portland teachers and students.
Support Portland Tenants:
Call Commissioner Dan Ryan at 503-823-3589 and demand that he introduce the Tenant Protection Ordinance to stop landlord harassment! Then, send an email to all Portland City Commissioners in support of the ordinance.
Support the Causa Workers Union:
The union of workers at Causa Oregon won recognition of their Union – Unidxs Por La Causa – in March 2020. They have been bargaining to secure a fair contract for nearly two years. Sign the petition to tell Causa to stop union busting and negotiate a fair contract!
“We are pleased that Fred Meyer and QFC have recognized the ongoing hazard to its workers, with a settlement agreement that provides significant wage increases, added workplace protections, a secure retirement, and quality healthcare.”
Support Striking Grocery Workers (12/17-12/23):
Local Kroger workers at Fred Meyer & QFC voted to go on strike Friday, Dec. 17 – Thursday, Dec. 23. Support the strike by joining a picket and doing your shopping elsewhere! Here’s a list of mass picket times and locations.
“These employers refuse to acknowledge that their worker’s wages are not keeping up with the cost of living, leaving them and their families at risk while providing food for our community.” – UFCW 555 Secretary-Treasurer Sandy Humphrey
Support Portland Teachers:
The staffing crisis, substitute shortage, and intense student needs are bringing schools and classrooms across the district to the breaking point. The Portland Public School Board needs to know that we stand with teachers! Send an email to your School Board member and sign the petition to support Portland teachers and students.
Support the Causa Workers Union:
The union of workers at Causa Oregon won recognition of their Union – Unidxs Por La Causa – in March 2020. They have been bargaining to secure a fair contract for nearly two years. Sign the petition to tell Causa to stop union busting and negotiate a fair contract.
Call Commissioner Dan Ryan today and tell him that Portlanders need the Tenant Protection Ordinance, 503-823-3589. Landlord harassment must stop!
Click here to email Portland City Council and ask them to support the Tenant Protection Ordinance.
Learn more about the ordinance at pdxtu.org.
Read more about what the workers won here.
Join us Monday, Nov. 15 at 2pm on the first day of the OFNHP strike for an afternoon rally featuring our striking frontline healthcare workers, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten, and other political and community leaders.
We will be coming together to raise our voice about why this fight is so important: it is about the future of our healthcare!
Frontline healthcare workers and patients will be coming together to tell Kaiser’s executives it is time to put patients over profits!
Sign up for strike support here.
Location: Overlook Park, 1599 N Fremont St.
The UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, is happening now! View the calendar to see all the local COP26 events, and get involved in climate justice this week!
