PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 1,800 nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center and two other Providence facilities will stage a five-day strike starting June 19 unless progress is made in contract bargaining, the Oregon Nurses Association announced Friday. Providence told KGW on Friday that it will not bargain with the union while the strike is pending […]
Rave New World On Substack: HOW THE PHILLY AUTONOMOUS ZONE WON
“ This was the third time in as many months that the city had threatened to evict Camp JTD and Camp Teddy—twin encampments in Philadelphia that have been protesting the city’s housing inequality since the start of the summer. Formed by a coalition of local activist groups OccupyPHA, Black and Brown Workers Cooperative, and Workers […]
The Peace Meals
The Peace Meals are continuing every Thursday and Friday afternoon at Ashland’s Lithia Park. For more information on how to donate food or money–or help purchase a food truck–call Jason at 541-841-8341 or email at jason@sojwj.org.
Oregon hospital nurses avert strike with ‘historic wage increases’
BEND — Members of the Oregon Nurses Association have called off their planned strike after reaching a tentative agreement with St. Charles Bend. The union represents about 1,000 nurses at the hospital, according to a news release from the ONA. St. Charles Bend is part of St. Charles Health System, a four-hospital organization with more […]
PNS Daily Newscast – Oregonians Rally to Back Bill Providing Food Aid for All
Oregonians gathered in Salem to show their support for a bill that provides food assistance to people currently excluded because of their immigration status. The bill would help about 62,000 people get access to aid. A rally was held in Salem on Thursday to urge the passage of a bill that would provide food assistance […]
OPB: Providence nurses and clinicians in Portland and Seaside are latest to move toward strikeOPB:
Nurses and clinicians who work for Providence Health in Portland and Seaside authorized plans over the weekend to move forward with a strike. Around 1,800 healthcare workers completed voting for three separate strikes on Sunday. In a statement, the healthcare workers’ union said the votes for all three strikes were “near unanimous,” though the organization […]
We the People: A Homeless Family Tells their story
On We the People for June 7, 2023, Jason Houk talks with the McCoy family about their experiences living on the streets of Ashland Oregon. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-7-7-23
St. Charles nurses in Bend begin countdown on strike
Nurses say working conditions have grown unsafe for staff and patients Nurses at St. Charles Health System Bend — the largest health provider and employer in Central Oregon — announced on Friday they intend to strike, having submitted a legally required 10-day notice to the hospital. The announcement is the culmination of simmering tensions between […]
SOJWJ 2022 Report
We are grateful for another year and the opportunity to say thank you for taking action and demanding more for working families and other marginalized communities in southern Oregon. As we closed out 2022, we reflected on what this work means and what keeps Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice growing and focused on building power […]
We the People: Houseless Issues
On We the People for May 31, Jason Houk and Brad Smith talk with houseless activist Joseph about the Ashland Oregon camping ban and protest. We also discuss autonomous housing models. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202305310900