Support for Salem-Keizer Classified Staff Teachers, A Great Radio Interview With Union Leaders, And A Union Rally On 12/28

Jamie Partridge, the ubiquitous Portland-area labor activist and one of the KBOO Labor Radio magnets, sent us a link to a radio interview that he recently did with Salem-Keizer area Salem-Keizer Education Association (SKEA) and Association of Salem Keizer Education Support Professionals (ASK ESP) member-leaders. Jamie is a member of the National Association of Letter Carries #82, Portland Democratic Socialists of America, and Portland Jobs with Justice so he brings some special background and context to his labor radio work. This is a strong interview that gets to the heart of what's going wrong in union contract negotiations between the unions and our school district. Understanding what's going on here seems fundamental to serving as a School Board Director or as a Salem or Keizer city councilperson or running as a candidate for a position on either body, but we have heard that the school board directors have been told not to talk to the unions and we're not aware of positive engagement from Salem or Keizer city councils.

Jamie Partridge's blurb advertising this great show reads as follows:

Rank-and-file leaders of Salem-Keizer education union discuss their struggles for fair union contracts and how they're getting strike ready.

Kimberly Reed Zauber and Geovanny Tolentino of the Salem-Keizer Education Association (SKEA, the certified teachers) plus Jeff Jabin and Brian Zauber Reed of the Association of Salem-Keizer Education Support Professionals are interviewed by Labor Radio host Jamie Partridge.

Go here to hear the interview.