Author: Team BerniePDX

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. 

Join a picket! And remind your friends: Don’t cross the line!

Portland-area Fred Meyer workers walked off the job 6am today, striking over unfair labor practices, as the company has been unwilling to fulfill its obligations and legal requirements to provide information that United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 requested related to negotiations.

We urge you to head to your local Fred Meyer and hold the line until management does the right thing. Pickets will be held at all locations during the stores’ operating hours through 8am Tuesday.

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There are so many ways to support our amazing Portland City Council candidates! Please visit www.berniepdx.us/events or click the events tab up top to get involved!

On Sunday, September 1st, workers at ten New Seasons Market locations will participate in a one-day Unfair Labor Practice Strike in response to the company’s unfair labor practices and bad-faith bargaining. The stores participating in the strike action are:

Arbor Lodge (6400 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217)
Cedar Hills (3495 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005)
Concordia (5320 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211)
Grant Park (3210 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232)
Hawthorne (4034 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214)
Sellwood (1214 SE Tacoma St, Portland, OR 97202)
Seven Corners (1954 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202)
Slabtown (2170 NW Raleigh St, Portland, OR 97210)
Woodstock (4500 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206)
Williams (3445 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227)

RSVP Here to attend a picket!

Monday, August 27 is the last day for City Council candidates to qualify for matching funds from the Small Donor Elections program. Candidates need donations from 250 individual Portlanders to qualify. Once they reach that level, the City will match donations from Portland donors 9-to-1 (up to $20 each) – that turns your $5 donation into $45! 



BerniePDX members voted to endorse some amazing grassroots candidates. Please contribute so these candidates can turn out working class voters and take back our city from developers and corporations like Zenith!

Click here to find your City Council district.

District 1 (East Portland)

• Candace Avalos 
• Stephanie Routh 
• Timur Ender 
• David Linn 
• Jamie Dunphy 

District 2 (North and NE)

• Marnie Glickman 
• Michelle DePass 
• Jonathan Tasini 
• Nat West 
• Chris Olson 
• Jennifer Park 

District 3 (SE and NE)

• Tiffany Koyama Lane 
• Angelita Morillo 
• Rex Burkholder 

District 4 (NW, SW, Eastmoreland & Sellwood)

• Mitch Green 
• Lisa Freeman 
• Chad Lykins 
• Mike DiNapoli 

This November, Portlanders have the opportunity to elect a whole new City Council! BerniePDX is proud to endorse a slate of candidates who will champion tenants’ and workers’ rights, climate justice, and truly affordable housing in our city. These candidates believe that City Hall should take an active role in supporting our underfunded schools, teachers, and students. They will fight back against the influence of corporations like Zenith in city decision-making. 

Our candidates are committed to housing the unsheltered members of our community and expanding the Portland Street Response, so that all Portlanders in need can access this vital service. They will also hold police accountable for their actions and increase oversight of the Portland Police Bureau. 

BerniePDX is proud to endorse the following candidates for Portland City Council, who are committed to fighting for the people and bringing this vision of our city to life. 

Click here to find your City Council district

District 1 (East Portland)

• Candace Avalos 
• Stephanie Routh 
• Timur Ender 
• David Linn 
• Jamie Dunphy 

District 2 (North and NE)

• Marnie Glickman 
• Michelle DePass 
• Jonathan Tasini 
• Nat West 
• Chris Olson 
• Jennifer Park 

District 3 (SE and NE)

• Tiffany Koyama Lane 
• Angelita Morillo 
• Rex Burkholder 

District 4 (NW, SW, Eastmoreland & Sellwood)

• Mitch Green 
• Lisa Freeman 
• Chad Lykins 
• Mike DiNapoli 

For the first time ever, Portlanders have the opportunity to elect 12 new City Councilors! This election will have a HUGE impact on our city, and we really appreciate your input. Read the candidates’ questionnaires to learn how they will:

• Address our affordable housing crisis
• Oppose Zenith’s expansion plans and corporate influence in City Hall
• Fight to overturn the statewide ban on local rent control
• Support Portland schools, workers and unions, and the Portland Street Response
• Increase police accountability
• and more!

The last day to vote for our City Council endorsements is Tuesday, Aug. 13 – click here to cast your vote!

From our friends at HCAO: Oregon needs you! Advocates and policymakers have never been closer to achieving the goal of creating a universal health system in our state. Your experience can make a difference NOW as the UHP-GB begins its work in earnest.

Recruitment has begun for Oregonians to serve on various committees to help design and implement Oregon’s new health care system. The Universal Health Plan Governance (UHP-GB) has extended the deadline to apply to serve on its committees to August 12.

These committees will be composed of members of the public: Community Engagement and Communications, Finance and Revenue, Plan Design and Expenditures, and Operations.

Learn more and apply

Oregon Nurses Association members across the state are demanding Providence give them a fair contract that is in compliance with Oregon’s Safe Staffing law and prioritizes affordable, quality healthcare. Nurses are also demanding that Providence executives increase their focus on recruiting, retaining, and respecting frontline nurses.

Picket lines will be active Tuesday, June 18 through Thursday, June 20 from 6:00am to 8:00pm at the following locations:

Providence St Vincent Medical Center 9205 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, OR
Providence Milwaukie Hospital 10150 SE 32nd Ave, Milwaukie, OR
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center 1500 Division St, Oregon City, OR
Providence Newberg Medical Center 1001 Providence Dr, Newberg, OR
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital 810 12th St, Hood River, OR
Providence Medford Medical Center 1111 Crater Lake Ave, Medford, OR