September 21, 2020
It’s time to face facts. Whether it is in the workplace or at the ballot box, democracy is losing. Unions — once a cornerstone of economic democracy — are highly popular, but corporate greed and union busting have forced the percentage of people in labor unions to plummet. At the… Read More»
Tags: constitution, constitutional crisis, Democracy, Mitch McConnell, RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, senate, Supreme Court, voting
July 28, 2020
A message from leaders of Portland Jobs With Justice By Rev. Cecil Charles Prescod and Will Layng Every day and night over the last two months, Portland, Oregon– our city and home–has seen mass protests against police brutality in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna… Read More»
Tags: Black Lives Matter, Democracy, fascism, George Floyd, Oregon, police, police violence, Portland, Portland Jobs With Justice, Protest, Racial discrimination, racial justice, racism
April 7, 2017
Today, working people lost a huge fight when the Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Until recently, a significant number of Democratic senators remained publicly undecided on how they would vote on Gorsuch. Progressive groups, including civil rights organizations, women’s rights groups, democracy advocates, clean money… Read More»
Tags: Civil Rights, Corporate Accountability, corporate CEOs, Democracy, Gorsuch, Supreme Court, US Senate, Womens Rights, Workers Rights