On this day in working class history, February 12, 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Workers strike kicked off, lasting two months, merging the demand for union recognition with the anti-racist struggle — "I am a man" read the picket signs of the Black strikers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis...

On this day in working class history, February 6, 1919, the Seattle General Strike kicked off, Inspired by the workers' government created by the Russian Revolution of 1917. 1919 was a monumental year of strikes in the US, featuring a massive wave of labor unrest en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.

DSA Labor Working Group General Meeting Tues. Feb. 3 , 7:30-9pm DSA Office, 3639 N Mississippi (main conference room, zoom option) Reports and discussions about our socialist project at the workplace. Labor Says ICE OUT! Socialist Job Fair, Starbucks Workers RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-l...

On this day in Black History, the Civil Rights Sit-in Movement took off, when four Black college freshmen initiated sit-ins at the segregated F.W. Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. By Feb. 3, the peaceful protest grew, sparking a national movement en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensb...

Labor Says ICE OUT (DSA, JwJ, OR AFL-CIO, OEA, SEIU 503, Oregon AFSCME, AFT-OR, ONA, OFNHP, PAT, and more) Bring Union Banners, Wear Union Gear Sat. Jan. 31, 3-4:30pm Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 S Moody Ave. In the spirit of Minneapolis! RSVP actionnetwork.org/events/labor...

Labor Says ICE OUT! (JwJ, DSA + multiple unions) rally and march - SHARE WIDELY Bring Union Banners, Wear Union Gear Sat. Jan. 31, 3-4:30pm Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 S Moody Ave. In the spirit of Minneapolis! (general strike Jan. 23 vs. ICE) RSVP actionnetwork.org/events/labor...

THIS SATURDAY -at Benson HS…Are you angry about rising authoritarianism? Concerned about ICE assaults on your neighborhood? Ready to move beyond rallies and into real organizing? Hands-on workshops led by experienced organizers and community leaders RSVP bit.ly/jwj-solidari...

A Day Without An Immigrant Rally in Salem (yesterday)

Great kick-off to DSA-endorsed Dr. Tammy Carpenter's State House race, District 27. Sign up for our Official Canvass Launch on February 7th: www.mobilize.us/wfp-campaign... TammyForOregon.com

Comrades... According to inside sources, Labor Notes 2026 registration (and hotel bloc) goes live on THIS TUESDAY. So tell your peeps to prepare to jump in, before all seats/rooms are taken. Registration is at labornotes.org/2026 (low-wage workers should apply for a scholarship).

On this day in working class history— January 17, 1915—15,000 protesters in Chicago, led by Lucy Parsons of the IWW, staged the March of the Unemployed demanding hunger relief. Ralph Chaplin completes the labor anthem "Solidarity Forever" during the protest. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Pa...

Have you or anyone you know been unfairly disciplined or fired? In Oregon, a worker can be fired for no reason. This ballot initiative would mandate that employers have a good reason RSVP for the training and/or to indicate interest in getting involved actionnetwork.org/events/ballo...

Have you or anyone you know been unfairly disciplined or fired? In Oregon, a worker can be disciplined or fired for a good reason, a bad reason or no reason. This ballot initiative would mandate that employers have a good reason RSVP for the training actionnetwork.org/events/ballo...

THIS FRIDAY... Help Send Low-income Workers to Labor Notes 2026 FUNDRAISER (speeches, music, raffle, auction, merriment) FRI JAN 16, 7-9pm Steeplejack Brewing, 2400 NE Broadway Labor Notes is the biggest gathering of rank-and-file union activists and all-around troublemakers in the country

On this day in working class history, January 11, 1912, the Bread & Roses strike of 20,000 mostly young, immigrant women shut down all the textile mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts over a pay cut. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_La...

On this day in working class history, January 9, 1939, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union begins an interracial sit-down strike of cotton share croppers in Missouri's Bootheel, camping on highways (like U.S. 60 & 61) to protest eviction and low wages mashable.com/feature/the-...

Solidarity with Minneapolis. Rest in peace Renee Good. We will fight like hell for those who stand in solidarity with immigrants. We will fight like hell for immigrants, documented and undocumented alike. We will love our neighbors. ICE must be abolished.

ICE needs to be taken apart, brick by brick, and we need to salt the earth.

TONIGHT! Protest Border Patrol shooting two people TODAY in PORTLAND... katu.com/news/local/i...

Labor Radio (38 min) - Three candidates - for president, vice president, and treasurer - vying to lead the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), explain their vision, platform and experience. kboo.fm/media/131257...

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

DSA Labor Working Group General Meeting ZOOM OPTION THIS TUESDAY. Jan. 6, 7:30-9pm DSA Office, 3639 N Mississippi (main conference room) Reports and discussions about our socialist project at the workplace - Starbucks, New Seasons, APP, Labor Notes, etc. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-l...

Send Low-income Workers to Labor Notes 2026 (NW Labor Notes Organizing Comm.) Fundraiser (speeches, music, raffle, auction, merriment) Fri. Jan. 16, 7-9pm Steeplejack Brewing, 2400 NE Broadway RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/labor... Subsidy Applications: bit.ly/4pghUNt

day one in mamdani’s new york

On this day in working class history, January 1, 1804, the Haitian Revolution defeated French colonial rule to establish the world's only nation founded by freed slaves, striking fear into the hearts of European monarchs and the US slaveholding class. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian...

APP STRIKE (WEEK FIVE) – Legacy Advanced Practice Providers (ONA) Equity, Respect, Patient Safety EVERY DAY -- 8am-4pm Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Sign the Public Petition, Contribute to the Hardship Fund, Sign up to Picket www.oregonrn.org/page/respect...

TODAY & TOMORROW — STARBUCKS STRIKE - Join the Picket Line! Let's shut down this scabbed-up shop! Tues. & Wed. Dec. 30 & 31, 8am - 1pm Pioneer Courthouse Square, 720 SW Broadway DONATE to the SBWU hardship fund here: go.dsausa.org/mKVZWi

TONIGHT - DSA Labor MIXER Eat, drink, socialize with socialists Mon. Dec. 29, 7-9pm Thunderbird Bar, 5339 SE Foster Rd. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-l...

My latest contribution to the postal struggle - Communities and Postal Workers United WINTER 26 NEWSLETTER - No Cuts! No Closures! No Delay of Mail! (share widely, print 2-sided & distribute at postal facilities and appropriate community locations)

On this day in People's History, December 25, 1837, the Seminole Nation, a Native American and Black alliance, routed the US Army in the Battle of Lake Okeechobee, Florida. www.facebook.com/R.evoThought...

Labor MIXER (DSA PDX) Eat, drink, socialize with socialists Mon. Dec. 29, 7-9pm Thunderbird Bar, 5339 SE Foster Rd. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-l...

CANCELLED - WED. DEC. 24 PICKET (due to weather/wind) - Starbucks Workers still on strike! re: STARBUCKS STRIKERS NEED YOU ON THE LINE! CANCELLED - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, 8am-Noon ***Pioneer Courthouse Square*** and DONATE to the SBWU hardship fund here: go.dsausa.org/mKVZWi

Labor Radio (43 min.) The Beaverton Education Association United Slate’s Adam Oyster-Sands and Lauren McCartney discuss their struggle to bring an organizing culture, high participation, transparency, and joint community-union campaigns to the BEA kboo.fm/media/131069...

Labor Radio (32 min.) Four rank-and-file caregivers, all from different units and employers, members of the Oregon Nurses Association, have helped form a new caucus within the ONA called the Caucus for Powerful Reform. kboo.fm/media/131031...

On this day in working class history, December 18, 2010 following the self-immolation of a street vendor, protesters took to the streets in Tunisia, eventually toppling the dictator Ben Ali and sparking off what later became known as the Arab Spring stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8963...

Cleveland High School reader board (the kids are alright)

TOMORROW - no work, no school, no shopping PCUN and the Oregon For All coalition, Oregon’s farmworker union and an immigrant advocacy group, are leading the “A Day Without an Immigrant” movement. The organization is asking immigrants and allies across the state to strike Thursday, Dec. 18

Solidarity with Sunita Patel! Union-busting is disgusting! Bring Sunita Back! (We marched on the CEO with a petition) Sign: www.seiu49.org/sunita-pet

New Seasons Labor Union has a contract!

TWO RALLIES THIS WEEK at Emanuel Hospital 1) REINSTATE SUNITA (SEIU 49) Tues. Dec. 16, 2pm, N. Graham & N. Vancouver Sign the petition: www.seiu49.org/sunita-pet 2) PACK THE LINE! APP on STRIKE - (ONA) Wed. Dec. 17, Noon, N. Graham & Vancouver More info: oregonrn.org/respectapps

Solidarity w underpaid, overworked workers of Labcorp, in struggle for a first union contract, at the Workers Rights Board hearing