CWA Local 7901

Today, BPS staff released their code proposal for making the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub safer.

On first glance, it's pretty good. We didn't get everything we asked for, but the major pieces are present including a prohibition on all new liquid fuel terminals + a mandatory fuel drawdown.

Without serious grassroots movement pressure in Portland & (half) of our city council demanding action, I don’t think we’d see Rep. Maxine Dexter as a co-sponsor of this resolution.

No matter what corporate media says, your efforts are transforming what is “politically possible” in an enormous way.

MAKE BAD LANDLORDS PAY UP ON NOVEMBER 5", PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A HEARING ON WHETHER PROPERTY OWNERS WHO RENT TO DANGEROUS TENANTS LIKE ICE SHOULD PAY FOR THE HARMS CAUSED BY THEIR TENANTS. LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO PROFIT FROM DETENTION FACILITIES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY A FEE TO COVER THE COSTS OF HARMS TO THE COMMUNITY.

✍️ Submit written testimony in support of the Detention Facility Impact Fee at the link below.

There will be a public hearing at Portland City Council on the evening of Nov. 5.

Link👇

www.portland.gov/council-cler...

Portland won’t weaken its policy to phase out petroleum diesel and replace it with biofuels The rollback recommended by the Renewable Fuels Standards Advisory Committee would have allowed trucks to continue to emit black carbon, or “soot,” at a higher level and for longer than under the orig...

“We’re pleased that the city didn’t bow to pressure from the fossil fuel industry in this instance, but we still have serious concerns about the actual carbon emissions reductions that can be expected from renewable fuels and biofuels,” said Nick Caleb, an attorney with @breachcollectiv.bsky.social

City of Portland Begins Enforcement of ‘Public Camping’ Rules This Weekend This weekend, the city of Portland is resuming enforcement of its local laws governing when, where, and how homeless Portlanders can live in public spaces. Mayor Keith Wilson announced that enforcemen...

Mayor Wilson announced police will begin citing homeless Portlanders for declining shelter, starting this weekend. The move comes as 15,000 homeless residents in the county are set to lose food assistance, and service providers say the criminal justice system only makes things worse.

Three of my neighbors in district 1 were killed in three separate car collisions last night. We need action now to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths.

YOU need to do more to improve your own driving. Do better. Keep your neighbors alive.

Picture of me voting “yes” on Portland measure 26-260 parks levy

Easiest ballot of my life. 1 yes/no question. Vote yes for parks!

My Detention Facility Fee policy will have a first hearing at the morning Council Session on 11/5. It will be posted tomorrow on the website, and I will repost a link for people to submit written testimony. I also recommend emailing your district Councilors if this is an issue that matters to you.

Workers in and adjacent to the CEI Hub are on the front lines of what would be a world-historic industrial disaster.

We owe it to ourselves and future generations to make our community safer.

caregivers on strike

picket signs

OFNHP members with signs "Boo on you Kaiser"

"Value Nurses like you value your bonuses"

📢Day 2 Kaiser Strike!!! At picket lines across the region, members protest Kaiser’s refusal to agree to a contract that addresses the serious concerns raised by frontline workers facing stagnant wages and persistent understaffing!

If you're in the Portland area, stop by a Kaiser to show solidarity with the Oregon Federation for Nurses and Health Professionals! We've got hot dogs, real dogs, unicorns, Guy Fieri, music, and so much more! I'm posted up at the Hillsboro location atm.

This is a must-read. 👇

OFNHP Pres Sarina Roher explains why Kaiser caregivers are striking—for safe staffing, respect & a healthcare system that listens to those who provide the care.

Read her letter in The Oregonian:
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

#OneVoiceOneFightOneFuture #KaiserStrike

🛢️ Zenith Energy update 🧵 🛢️

Last week, Oregon DEQ approved Zenith's air permit. DEQ officials argued publicly that the permit represents an improvement in air quality because of supposed concessions.

Instead, adding risk to an already highly risky situation is a betrayal of the public interest.

A couple of years ago, the Democrats in the Oregon legislature passed a domestic terrorism law over of the objection of civil liberties advocates, environmentalists, and ordinarily reasonable Oregonians who told them this would only be used against the left.

It fits right in with Trump’s strategy.

screenshot of the public comment site for the proposed CEI changes showing a project timeline and map of the area along the willamette river. The deadline for public comments is October 17

What is the CEI Hub & the Policy Project? The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a six-mile stretch of industrial land in northwest Portland along the Willamette River. It serves as a hub for the storage and distribution of liquid fuels that provide 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuel supply. Portland is updating the rules for the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub — and right now, the city needs to hear from you.

til i live next to a distribution hub supplying 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuel supply!

Verde PDX says the city's safety updates for this 6 mile stretch are not good enough and more public comments are needed by oct 17

here's Verde's action alert in english & spanish:
mailchi.mp/11907fbb89f5...

Everything is stupid and dangerous right now, but in Portland, we have an opportunity to make something a little less stupid and a lot less dangerous!

Tell PDX planners to stop adding fuel storage at the CEI Hub and to plan a drawdown of existing fuel storage! 👇

actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

Demand a Safer Portland! Stop the CEI Hub Time Bomb! Tell City Hall to Choose Public Health and Safety Over Corporate Profits at the CEI Hub Portland faces a historic choice—one that will determine our city’s safety and environmental legacy for generat...

Everything is stupid and dangerous right now, *but* we have an opportunity to make a least one thing less stupid and dangerous.

Please submit a comment to the PDX city planners asking them to prevent any further expansion of liquid fuel storage at the CEI Hub and mandate a fuel drawdown.

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Sun Day PDX SunDay is a global day of action on September 21st, 2025, celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy. We’ll come together to showcase the power of the sun and wind, the energy sources that can p...

Sun Day is a national day of action celebrating the unstoppable rise of clean energy and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind.

In Portland, you'll hear from Sriya Chinnam of @sunrisepdx.bsky.social, OR Senator Khanh Pham, US Senator Jeff Merkley, and me.

Sept. 21 at noon at Waterfront Park

City of Portland hires independent law firm for Zenith investigation The city’s internal investigation of its contract with the fossil fuel company faced bias claims and missed multiple deadlines. City councilors pressured the mayor to hire outside help.

@jeremiahhayden.bsky.social does it again with incredibly thorough investigative reporting on the latest with Zenith.

In sum, there are serious concerns about the quality of investigations into Zenith that city council called for.

It’s worth sitting down and attentively reading the whole thing.

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The Communications Workers of America, Local 7901 seeks a Union Organizer to be based in Portland, OR. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @cwa7901.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social

Oregon Rising is working with the International Migrants Alliance, the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition and others to organize a migrant defense rally and Portland caravan to the Tacoma Ice center on Labor Day (Sept 1st)

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/Sept1Caravan

New @cwa7901.bsky.social logo is hot

UPDATE: Late last night, the Oregon Senate Finance Committee requested a last-minute amendment to S.B. 106, specifically written to kill Preschool for All. This will be heard today at 1pm.

This is an attack on working families and local democracy.

Jesus.

Together, Shannon Singleton, Meghan Moyer, and Julia Brim Edwards are proposing cuts that would effectively end the work of the cherished and wildly effective team at the MultCo Office of Sustainability.

It's a gift to Zenith, NW Natural, & other big polluters.

See amendments 6, 10, & 11

🚨Red alert for the Portland climate movement 🚨

Just moments ago, budget amendments were introduced that would decimate the Multnomah County Dept. of Sustainability.

These folks have been protecting your environment and health for years.

Send a letter through the action network linked below. 👇

We signed a letter with over 40 conservation, climate, environmental Justice, & labor organizations calling on Multnomah County to reject proposals to defund or defang the Office of Sustainability.

These folks have set the standard for community centered policy making and action.