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Walk Out To Stop Layoffs In Portland
Jan 30, 2012 03:00 PM, , PBOT’s Stanton Yard, 2929 N Kerby

Join Laborers' Local 483 for an afternoon of action to protect your city services and stop layoffs.

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Portland Rising Get on the bus AGAIN!

Portland Rising

Get on the Bus Feb. 7th!


Portland Rising Day of Action

Tuesday, February 7th - Start 11:30 am 


Get on the bus - stand up for Good Jobs for All - No Cuts and support worker campaigns throughout the Portland area.  Reserve your seat on the bus now!

Portland and Vancouver Rising - Hundreds Cross the River in Solidarity

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Hundreds of people fed up with corporate greed and Wall Street avarice marched from Portland to Vancouver uniting struggles on both sides of the river. Supporters from Occupy Vancouver greeted the marchers as they arrived in Vancouver.  On the other side of the bridge, Occupy Portland swelled the numbers to more than 500.

Click on the photo for a larger image - The bridge was filled with marchers from end to end and photo doesn't really do it justice!  Read more...

Occupy Portland Solidarity March

 

This video does a great job of capturing the Occupy Portland march on Thursday - particularly the use of the human microphone.  Check it out.

Dismal Unemployment Numbers Point to Continued Recession for Workers

Depression Unemployment LineAfter stunningly bleak jobs creation numbers in August, September’s jobs creation numbers released today added little hope for millions of unemployed and underemployed people. In the month of September, 103,000 jobs were created and 45,000 of these are Verizon workers returning from a strike. 125,000 jobs must be added each month to keep up with new people entering the job market.

Today’s unemployment and job creation numbers confirm that we are not in any economic recovery that working people would recognize.  Read more...

Verizon Strike - A Private Sector Wisconsin?

Verizon strikersVerizon workers went on strike on Sunday, August 7th.  The reason? Despite record profits, Verizon is refusing to bargain and is demanding that its workers add to those profits from their own pockets.  In the last four years alone, Verizon made more than $19 billion in profits and compensated their top five executives more than a quarter of a billion dollars.  Read more...

Verizon Workers on Strike!


45,000 Verizon workers are on strike. As Verizon workers call for picketing Verizon wireless stores across the country in support, JwJ supporters joined the picketing of the downtown Verizon store.  Above is a Democracy Now story on the strike.

Cool Video from Portland Rising Bus Tour - Check it out!

 
Check out the latest video on the Portland Rising bus tour from Joe Anybody - described as exciting by one wag!

Portland Rising Bus Tour Video


Excellent video from Peter Parks on the Portland Rising Day of Action - June 30.

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Voices Of The City

Jan 28, 2012 01:00 PM, PSU Hoffman Hall, 1833 SW 11th Ave, Portland

Portland's 2012 Town Hall: This is your opportunity to speak with Portland Mayor and City Council candidates running in the 2012 elections.

Community Meeting

Jan 29, 2012 03:00 PM, , 19255 E. Burnside, Portland

A community meeting to discuss solutions to unemployment, foreclosure, and food security sponsored by We are Oregon.

Everybody Wins In A Green Economy

Jan 30, 2012 05:00 PM, Highland Christian Center, 7600 NE Glisan St, Portland

Find out how we can move towards a renewable energy economy while providing jobs and revenue.

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