Portland Jobs with Justice

Thank you to the members of Council who are putting the services Portlanders rely on first, and stopping the Mayor's reckless cuts to frontline union jobs!

The Services First amendment will be heard at the Portland City Council Adopted Budget hearing on June 10, 2026. https://www.portland.gov/council/districts/4/mitch-green/news/2026/6/2/services-first-budget-amendment

Days before the largest-ever layoffs at Portland State, faculty & students rallied to demand an alternative:

“President Cudd: the worst of this can be avoided. There’s still time to stand with the PSU community & save this university.”

“This is one of a million little ways that the union is working together to ensure that we’re bringing people in,” said International Scholar and Faculty Advisor Katie Trencheny. “Showing them why this is important so we can make sure this is the PSU we all want it to be.”

Portland State University faculty rally to stop dozens of potential layoffs Portland State University faculty rallied Wednesday, demanding the University stop the dozens of potential layoffs.

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The Numbers Don’t Lie: Vote-by-Mail Is Safe, Secure, Reliable | American Postal Workers Union “As postal workers, we have proven that we can efficiently process and deliver ballots during every election season.” Legislative & Political Director Judy Beard discusses the efficacy of vote-by-mail and mail-in ballots.

"Two people who were hired to gather signatures for a Portland ballot initiative that would use clean energy funds to hire police say they were trained to mislead the public about the proposal."

Elections Complaint Alleges Canvassers are Intentionally Misleading Public About Police Funding Initiative - Portland Mercury Two people who were hired to gather signatures for a Portland ballot initiative that would use clean energy funds to hire police say they were trained to mislead the public about the proposal. If true, the conduct would violate state elections rules, and could spell trouble for the petitioners and t...

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The International Trade Union Confederation - ITUC's Global Rights Index is the world’s comprehensive survey of the violation of workers’ rights.

For the first time, the United States has landed on their watchlist. The US is less safe and less free for workers.

America's workers deserve better. https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-reacts-placement-united-states-ituc-global-rights-watchlist