Portland Jobs with Justice

NYC $30 minimum wage proposal headed to City Council Mayor Mamdani campaigned for the nation-leading increase, which would land at a time of of heightened economic uncertainty.

BREAKING: A bill is being introduced in the NYC City Council to raise the minimum wage to $30/hr by 2030.

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march over the bridge

Members of PCCFCE and PCCFFAP are asking for your support to win a fair deal for the workers who make the college run! Fair Pay, Affordable Health Insurance, No Cuts!

👫Community Support: Donate Food & Drinks, Sign up for Picket Shifts, Donate to Strike Funds here: www.pccstrike.com/community-su...

rally shot from saturday

Hundreds of you rallied and marched this past Saturday! Now, it's time to mobilize for a strike! 🪧

Please head to the picket lines tomorrow (Wednesday, March 11th) at 10:30am (all campuses) when Portland Community College Staff and Faculty plan to WALK OUT!

💙Info: www.pccstrike.com

WHEN WOMEN LEAD, WE ALL RISE.

As rights are threatened and workers are squeezed, women are building sustainable power.
We honor the trailblazers and we defend the rights they fought so hard to win. ✊🏾 ✊🏽 ✊🏼
#WomensHistoryMonth

This is a good thread from @bigblinkpdx.bsky.social (which is a great resource!). FWIW, self-reporting is #actually fine, because as @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social's article shows, public records are an excellent check on the self-reporting.

Washington state is about to ban noncompete agreements.

The state's House and Senate have both signed the bill, and it's headed to the governor's desk.

Washington would join a short list of states that prohibit almost all noncompetes.

"Focused, disciplined organizing has always been one way through the most dire political moments," Labor Notes organizer Danielle Smith reminds us.

Hear why there's ample reason to be hopeful about the labor movement on our latest podcast episode!

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The 2026 Immigrant Justice Package passed because communities organized, advocates pushed, & families refused to be ignored. This is what happens when we stand together for dignity, safety, & belonging.

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.

Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found.

(Published Sept. 2025)

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.

“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.

The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.

(Published Jan. 2026)

PCC employees ‘pushing back,’ hold march for better wages ahead of possible strike PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An ocean of blue t-shirts was seen during a march in downtown Portland Saturday afternoon as hundreds of Portland Community College employees and their supporters demanded b…

An ocean of blue t-shirts was seen during a march in downtown Portland as PCC employees demand better wages ahead of possible strike. https://www.koin.com/news/education/pcc-employees-pushing-back-hold-march-for-better-wages-ahead-of-possible-strike/?cid=bluesky_ 

"I’m asking you to take immediate action by demanding immediate medical attention for Jose, that you fight for his release from ICE detention, and that you support his return to his family in Vancouver, WA."

"Hello my name is ______ , and I’m a concerned community member here in Portland. I’m calling to share my concern that Jose Cruz Morales, a Mexican National, is experiencing extreme medical neglect at the ICE detention facility in Louisiana."

📞📞Call the consulate to express your concern! (503) 274-1442. Sample script below!

Anti-war protests held in 50 U.S. cities over weekend. “...demonstrators rallied & marched in major U.S. cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh & San Francisco, demanding that the Trump admin. put an end to the war [on Iran]." english.news.cn/northamerica...

The only topics surveyed in the new NBC News poll that were less popular than AI? The Democratic Party and Iran

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... by @allansmith.bsky.social

Realizing how many white ppl within city hall/Portland assumed that BIPOC councilors sharing racial dynamics during the president vote was a Machiavellian strategy rather than earnest feedback is eye opening.

They assume strategy over earnestness because they do not approach others with sincerity.

If you're interested in getting more involved in the intersection between faith and labor and issues relevant to labor (such as health care!) JWJ has a whole committee, too. Reach out to Hannah Sloane Barton, hannah.sloanebarton@gmail.com

The Parks Levy Oversight Committee is accepting applications until Mar. 16. If you live in Portland, use the Parks & Recreation system, and want to help the City improve its delivery of parks & recreation services, apply today!

#Portland #Parks

Workplace Amputations Are on the Rise in Texas and Nationwide Over a decade, an average of seven U.S. workers a day suffered workplace accidents that caused or led to amputations. Those numbers are expected to go up with reduced federal oversight under the Trump...

One grim indicator of eroding workplace safety standards and enforcement: Amputations related to workplace injuries are on the rise.

Demonstrators demand action, medical care for Vancouver man detained in Louisiana ICE facility On Friday, dozens of protesters called on the Mexican Consulate to help Jose Cruz-Morales, a migrant from Oaxaca who has lived in the U.S. for two decades.

Great coverage. On Friday, a crowd led by IMA-PNW and Defend Migrants Alliance-Oregon rallied at the Mexican Consulate to demand immediate attention and the release of Vancouver father, Jose Cruz Morales, one of the many ICE detainees suffering medical neglect!

How Profits Took Over American Politics President Trump's family has profited from his time in office. But the problem of money in politics bigger than him.

"It would be a mistake to think" that potential corruption in the federal government "begins and ends with the president—or is unique to one party," @danw329.bsky.social wrote in @time.com. He urges Congress to advance reforms addressing corruption in all 3 branches.

Rebuilding Gaza on hold so that the US and Israel can dedicate their full attention to spreading destruction across the rest of the Middle East.

Sickening.

WA ‘millionaires tax’ gains ground as Ferguson pledges signature Gov. Bob Ferguson and legislative Democrats reached a deal on a proposed income tax on people earning more than $1 million, clearing the way for a final vote.

"Washington is one of nine states that does not currently levy a personal income tax. Voters have rebuffed such taxes 10 times since 1934, most recently in 2010.

"But Democrats this year see an opening to finally pass a tax aimed at the wealthiest residents."

From @jimbrunner.bsky.social

"...the outcome was preordained the day Live Nation signed million-dollar MAGA influencer Mike Davis to lobby for them. ... Under Trump 2.0, competition policy has devolved into a pay-to-play scheme, and the real decisions are being made over cocktails in Pam Bondi’s office...

More than 100 attend International Women’s Day rally in Eugene A rally held March 8 on International Women’s Day celebrated the achievements of women activists throughout history while highlighting the reproductive and civil rights advocates are still fighting...

More than 100 attend International Women’s Day rally in Eugene By Taylor Goebel buff.ly/vL6bEJo

They've now killed four people -- three U.S. citizens and a Mexican national. They've shot several more.

They've lied about all of them. They haven't shaded the truth. They haven't "misled" us. They've brazenly, knowingly lied while in possession of the evidence disproving their lies.

NIH Says It Will No Longer Recognize the Research Fellows’ Union NIH leadership said the union “should never have been certified,” in an email to the union’s leadership.

NIH leadership wants to strip worker's rights from the majority of scientists on its campuses.

But, the NIH does not get to say whether we are a union or not. We do, and we are no strangers to having to fight for our union. Time for a short history lesson. 1/n

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The Trump DOJ has settled with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, but attorneys general across the country are continuing their case.

At least 26 states and the District of Columbia are still suing the ticketing monopoly.

Live Nation and Ticketmaster have settled with the DOJ. The trial was set for this week.

This settlement allows the live music monopoly to continue.

This cowardly and disappointing outcome only emphasizes the need for artists and music workers to build REAL power.