Some of the faces and news from workers in motion this week

 

Fifty union members from CWA, Teamsters, and SEIU filled the Denver City Council

chambers recently to support an initiative to place collective bargaining rights for city

workers on the ballot this fall!!

“After weeks of tough negotiations, CWA Local 7172 has ratified a tentative 3-year

 agreement with Windstream in Iowa. This agreement includes significant wins for

 our members, such as much-needed wage increases, improved cost-sharing for 

healthcare, and an upgrade path for certain technicians.“

Photo from The Lake Oswego Review

Oregon AFSCME says: We're proud of our Lake Oswego Municipal Employees

Association/AFSCME Local 1546 members who rallied for better wages and fair 

treatment(on June 26). Local 1546 members are the backbone of this community, and

 they deserve to be heard and respected!

#PortlandPride is happening this July 20th and 21st #OregonLabor will

 be marching in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ siblings in the parade and will have

 a booth at the waterfront festival. RSVP to join us! https://fb.me/e/1Z7sVuAI0

We are excitedly preparing for our 24th annual dinner, "Las Voces del Trabajador," which is coming up in less than two months on Friday, August 23rd, 2024, at the Madeleine Church. This special evening will celebrate the resilience and strength of day laborers and domestic workers, featuring reflections on our history, achievements, current progress, and future plans. Our goal is to raise $25,000 to continue building worker power, stability, and transparency

Help us amplify "Las Voces del Trabajador":Buy a Ticket: Tickets are available now! Ensure your spot at this inspiring event by purchasing your tickets today. Link below!

Become a Sponsor: Help our event be a success by becoming a sponsor. Your sponsorship will help us reach our fundraising goal and support our mission. More information below!
Become a Volunteer: We need help with event planning, setup, and cleanup. If you're interested in helping out, please contact karla@portlandvoz.org. Your efforts will make a big difference!

Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we continue to share with you all the work that we have been doing, and highlight stories from our workers! We are excited to celebrate with you and share the progress we've made over the past year. None of this would be possible without your unwavering support. Let's come together to amplify "Las Voces del Trabajador" and continue creating positive change in our community.

It’s a big deal yall. No criminal trial defender has gone on strike since 1994. 

And the ‘94 strike was broken by the founding of BXD as a scab organization to

 break the Legal Aid strike. Historic that@BxDUnion is undoing the harm of founding

 and building power for us all.

Starbucks Workers Union: We’re back at the bargaining table this week! And

 we’ve got a special update from our Trans Rights Action Committee (TRAC).TRAC

 is bringing to bargaining and how we’re fighting for real, written protections for LGBTQ+ 

workers in our contract.

  Check it out and share to to raise awareness about how we’re centering LGBTQ+ and other voiced in our bargaining.

Congratulations to staff at Race Forward, the national nonprofit dedicated to

 "dismantling structural racism by building collective community power and transforming

 institutions," for voluntary recognition of their union with the National Organization of Legal

 Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320. Unions are an essential part of racial justice, and advocates for this important issue deserve a say on the job.