An Action In Support Of The Metro Parks Seasonals Struggle For Union Recognition
Thursday, August 9th
Call Metro Council - Demand They Stand For Worker Rights
A majority of the seasonal workers who work for Metro in the summer have expressed their interest in joining a union. So far Metro has not agreed to recognize the union. By calling your Metro Councilor, you can help these workers win their union. Each Metro councilor has their own district and phone line - please call them on Thursday August 9th.
Metro Councilor Shirley Craddick
District includes Fairview, Gresham, Happy
Valley, Maywood Park, Troutdale, Wood Village
Damascus and part of E. Portland
Metro Councilor Kathryn Harrington
District includes No. Washington County,
Cornelius, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, NW
Beaverton, Aloha, Bonny Slope,
Bethany, Raleigh Hills, West Slope
Cedar Mill, Cedar Hills.
Metro Councilor Carlotta Collette
District includes Gladstone, Johnson City
Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City
Rivergrove, West Linn, part of SW Portland
and unincorporated parts of Clackamas Co.
Metro Councilor Barbara Roberts
District includes Northeast, Southeast
and Southwest Portland
Metro Councilor Carl Hosticka
District includes Beaverton, Durham, King
City, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, Wilsonville
Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder
District includes NW Portland, N. Portland
Northeast Portland, downtown
Portland, portions of SE and SW
Portland.
To look at the district map, click here: http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=1124
The Laborers are asking that we make these calls to ask our Metro Councilors if they know about the seasonal worker organizing and that a majority of seasonal workers want to join Laborers and to ask our Metro Councilors to encourage Council President Tom Hughes to grant voluntary union recognition to the workers. Thank you for making the call!
