Press Release on Union Busting

visit ActiveResource Press Release

Thursday, April 30, 2009

help fight against local union busting

Join us Thursday April 30
at 2:30pm for a press conference
and rally on this matter.

There will be an event at at
Stark and 29th Street
at 3060 Se Stark St Portland, OR 97214

Please Join us Today, we need your support!

Many of you are aware that workers at
Laurelhurst Village nursing home on 33rd
and Stark have been organizing a union at
their facility since late February in order to
improve the living and working conditions at
their nursing home. Workers had built a
majority in support of the union by late
March when Laurelhurst management
took drastic measures to curtail their campaign.

Workers have been written up, suspended,
and one employee was fired for union activity.
Elizabeth Lehr was fired only three days after
demonstrating public support for the union while
attending a delegation to the employer to show
support for a fellow coworker who was also
disciplined for union activity.
You can read her statement here
www.WritingResource.info/pressrelease

And Don't forget Mayday Tomorrow..
Celebrate in the Parks Blocks!

Bring the family.
http://pdxmayday.blogspot.com/

MayDay on May 1st, 2009

Join us for a Family Event!
in the South Park Blocks
1pmPosters, Party,& Celebration
4pm RallySpeakers & entertainment
5pm March
Color Flyer1 - download, print out, and hit the streets!

Workers Rights!

MayDay! A celebration of workers' rights.
We have economic issues on the table.
And this is a critical forum.

Things to bring: Yourself, your friends
and family,your organization or union,
posters,puppets, music, banners,
information, and inspiration.

For more information:
email MayDayOutreach@gmail.com
or call 503-236-5573.

Organizing meetings are Tuesdays,
6:30pm at Voz,1131 SE Oak
(in the St. Francis office)
best regards,Tim
Mayday!

PDX May Day: May 1st 2009
May Day 2009 Friday,South Park Blocks,
downtown Portland!

1:00 PM - Posters and Party!
4:00 PM - Rally (speakers and entertainment)!
5:00 PM - MARCH!Help us get the word out!!!
Color Flyer1
-download, print out,and hit the streetsand your favorite cafes!
ColorFlyer2, Colorflyer3 !
http://activismnewsletterat.blogspot.com/
-leaflet those movie lines, grocery stores and the roller derby!
More information at http://www.peaceresource.org/

To download a handbill click here.
or visit http://www.thewordsmithcollection.org/

Keep Oregon Working

Keep Oregon Working community forum
April 11, 2009, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Gordon Russell Middle School:
3625 E. Powell Valley Rd, Gresham, OR 97080

AFT-Oregon is joining SEIU, AFSCME, PTA, OEA,
AARP and others to create a new coalition called
Keep Oregon Working. The purpose is to help
Oregonians understand the true level of crisis
we’re facing with the state budget.

Join State Senator Lorrie Monnes-Anderson,
State Representatives Nick Kahl and Greg Matthews,
community leaders, educational employees, parents,
students, and others..


What: Keep Oregon Working Community Forum
When: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 11 a.m.
Where: Gordon Russell Middle School /
625 E. Powell Valley Rd / Gresham, OR 97080
Register today: http://tinyurl.com/KeepOregonWorking
We’d love to have you there, if you can make it.

LEARN about the financial crisis. How big is it?
How does it affect Oregon’s jobs and services?
How long will it last? SHARE your own story.
How is downturn impacting you, your family,
your job and our community? What should be done?

Your words will be delivered to the Capitol so lawmakers
know where you stand. HELP out your community and/or
get the help for the services and support you need during
this crisis.

BRING A CAN OF FOOD FOR THE OREGON FOOD BANK.

Connect directly with employment services, food stamps,
foreclosure counseling, health services, and more. . .

WHEN: Saturday, April 11, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(or as long as you stay)
WHERE: Gordon Russell Middle School
3625 E Powell Valley Rd, Gresham, OR 97080 (Just east of 257th)

Let me know if you have any questions or want
more details on the event!
Thanks, Marcus Swift MarcusS@AFT-Oregon.org

in solidarity, Tim Flanagan PCCFFAP Publicist
tflanaga@pcc.edu Local 2277 AFT/NOLC/AFL-CIO

RVMC Workers vote on joining a union

RVMC employees vote today on whether to unionize

Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA

Registered nurses at RVMC
are already members of the
Oregon Nurses Association,
but there are no other unions
at the hospital.

Daniel Burdis, an AFSCME spokesman in Grants Pass,
said RVMC workers approached AFSCME about forming
a union. AFSCME represents mostly government employees,
but the union also represents a number of health-care workers
at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
Some city of Medford employees are represented by AFSCME, too.

The current economic slump is prompting some workers to look
More seriously at unionizing, but making others fearful of trying
to organize, said Shauna Ballo, a spokeswoman for the Service
Employees International Union in Portland.
"People are very frightened of losing their job," Ballo said.
http://thewordsmithcollection.blogspot.com/
best regards, Tim....
mail to: Box 22, Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon 97034-0003
Telephone: (503)-697-1670
tim@writingresource.org www.WritingResource.info:
Tutoring www.WritingResource.info/tutor.html Search

Healthcare Update

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill
are debating how the U.S.
health care system can be saved.
The AFL-CIO is providing an opportunity
to make your voice heard and help shape
health care reform to meet the needs of
working families. The AFL-CIO and Working
America want to know about your experiences
with America’s health care system—and today
we’ve launched the 2009 Health Care for
America Survey.
Take the AFL-CIO survey here.

Quick Poll:
Have you or someone you know been through
a difficult struggle to form a union?

Health care is a basic human right in America.
We must provide infrastructure: libraries,
fire departments, police protection, schools,
hospitals, and health services so that this
nation can endure, survive, and prevail.

Here is the real skinny about healthcare in America
and the latest updates!