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Public Schools, Averting Ecological Collapse, Unions. We can build it. πŸ¦‘ 🌲 Oregon 🌲

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I had to leave for an event just minutes before this. The crowd was full of kids, elders, and dogs, all peaceful, marching with union banners. The plumes that I saw went up from a distance are just bonkers.

And this is why say ABOLISH. They are galvanizing the resistance with this violence.

01.02.2026 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

01.02.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 16837    πŸ” 5011    πŸ’¬ 229    πŸ“Œ 205
Me with eye & lung irritation several minutes after getting tear gassed. Sign says ABOLISH ICE and Trump and Miller.

Me with eye & lung irritation several minutes after getting tear gassed. Sign says ABOLISH ICE and Trump and Miller.

Just went to multi-union anti-ICE protest near Portland ICE building. Big crowd, mostly nurses, educators, SEIU workers, & families. Resolute but calm & peaceful. Big strong ICE men were scared & tear gassed us anyway. I'm ok but won't soon forget elderly folks & babies in distress. #ICEoutforGood

01.02.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

01.02.2026 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 12669    πŸ” 6187    πŸ’¬ 384    πŸ“Œ 440
Feds are seen on the roof of the ICE facility pointing injury munition launchers at  crowd that is enveloped in tear gas.

Feds are seen on the roof of the ICE facility pointing injury munition launchers at crowd that is enveloped in tear gas.

DHS just unloaded a massive amount of teargas on the big labor rally at the PDX ICE facility.

Just before this the crowd was chanting "Show us your face!"

That turned into cries of "There are children here!"

01.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9

ICE just gassed peaceful labor marchers, families, kids, old people in Portland. Obscene.

01.02.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A mother and their 15 year old describe getting gassed and seeing young children in pain. #Portland #ICEOut #Pretti

01.02.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 567    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 18

β€œSomething like this β€” where it isn’t because a union is out on strike, but rather workers speaking up β€” is not quite that common,” said Tyler Fellini, executive director of Portland Jobs with Justice.

31.01.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Affordable for *who*? We need to increase affordability for working families with things exactly like universal preschool, and the tax on top earners that pays for it (approved by voters!).

This is so alienating for potential voters, who wrote this???

25.12.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With friends like these, who needs Republicans?

24.12.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truly one of the best spots

21.12.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black hoodie with we protect us, hotline number, and pirc logo

Black hoodie with we protect us, hotline number, and pirc logo

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Oregon: PIRC hoodies are live!

#WeProtectUs
Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition

Oregon-wide hotline:
(888) 622-1510

Hoodie:
www.bonfire.com/pirc-hoodie/
Tee:
www.bonfire.com/pirc-t-shirt/
PIRC linktree
linktr.ee/pirc_pdx

13.12.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

6,000 faculty members at Penn State has filed for a union.

These professors and other faculty will vote on unionizing in the coming year.

If they win their union it will be the largest public union in Pennsylvania.

12.12.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 761    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 8
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WCCUSD teachers strike to begin Thursday United Teachers of Richmond announced via email Monday night that teachers will be on picket lines 45 minutes before the first bell.

Educators at the school district serving Richmond, El Cerrito, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules are going on strike tomorrow...

richmondside.org/2025/12/01/w...

02.12.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ice Agents in Worcester, MA RIGHT NOW attempting to take 2 women and a baby. City Council Member @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social attempting to help her. Please share far and wide ASAP!

08.05.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1283    πŸ” 924    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 211
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UO student worker strike begins - Daily Emerald The University of Oregon Student Workers, after nearly 11 months of bargaining for pay, pay periods, resident assistant roles and more, have begun its strike as of 8 a.m. today.Β  Picket lines are curr...

"We are overwhelmed by the amount of support and engagement. I couldn’t have expected more than this. So many people I don't know showed up, and it’s better than I could have thought."

β€” UO Student Workers strike captain and organizer Valentine Bentz.

dailyemerald.com/164744/campu...

29.04.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Less than two years after the highly anticipated truck arrived, its 1,000,000+ reservations have been run through with fewer than 50,000 actual deliveries, and now the truck is piling up on Tesla dealer lots. Cox Automotive estimates

Less than two years after the highly anticipated truck arrived, its 1,000,000+ reservations have been run through with fewer than 50,000 actual deliveries, and now the truck is piling up on Tesla dealer lots. Cox Automotive estimates

holy crud

24.04.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In and around Portland, teachers are missing more school than ever. Their bosses don't want to talk about it It's not just students. Post-pandemic, teachers are also missing significantly more school days. Oregon has virtually no policies in place to counteract the trend.

To write a lengthy article about a (hugely overstated) "teacher absentee crisis" and not talk to a single teacher currently working in Oregon schools is quite unfortunate. The framing here encourages people to pick sides instead of working together to solve any potential problem that might exist.

13.04.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's go @clackcoea.bsky.social πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ

12.04.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a lesson here for every Big Law firm, university and media company if they care to learn it.

08.04.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3940    πŸ” 1025    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 13

Attacks on public services and public workers are unacceptable. Clackamas County workers deserve to be treated fairly! Donate to support them, small donations add up!

08.04.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Number 472: a new kind of Union that negotiates to lower your wages to help the business owner and make him successful

07.04.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
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Donate to Support the members of the Clackamas County Employees Assn, organized by Scott Vandecoevering UPDATE: The strike authorization vote has concluded, and over… Scott Vandecoevering needs your support for Support the members of the Clackamas County Employees Assn

Thank you to everyone who has supported our strike fund! This will make a huge difference in helping our lower income members be able to participate in the strike.

Can you help us get to $10k? It's not too late to donate!

06.04.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Trump's executive order tonight has illegally cancelled union contracts for 67% of the federal workforce & 75% of unionized federal employees β€” roughly 700,000 union workers

This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history

28.03.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9645    πŸ” 4057    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 336

her hospital had its reimbursements cut off because the trump administration wants to kill marginalized people so they can fund tax breaks for rich assholes and privatize popular public services

but nobody can communicate this cause and effect honestly to workers, it's all couched in ambiguities

26.03.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 174    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

reasonable tbh

22.03.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post a warning.

22.03.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0