Jamie Partridge

A discussion with Portland's union rank-and-file. Kristian Williams, author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" and forthcoming "Policing the Progressive City" about Portland, leads the discussion.   The cops are worried about Portland City Council. The... Read more

Ella Meloy of New Seasons Labor Union and formerly of University of Oregon Student Workers union, discusses with Rajeev Ravisankar, former president of the U of O Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, the recent upsurge of union organizing among young workers. Read more

Al Bradbury, editor of Labor Notes, and participant in the upcoming Portland Troublemakers School, describes the Labor Notes project - "putting the movement back in the labor movement" and building the "troublemakers wing" of trade unions.  The day-long Troublemakers Sch... Read more

Kristian Williams, member of AFSCME 88 and author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" as well as the forthcoming book "Policing the Progressive City" about the history of policing in Portland, Oregon from colonization to the uprising of 2020, discusses ... Read more

Thomas Topi, an activist in the Federal Unionists Network, describes the brutal assault on federal jobs and services by Elon Musk, and his buddy Donald Trump.  Topi speculates about Trump's next steps and how unions and the working class can fight back. Read more

Striking nurses and doctors at Providence St. Vincent's, Providence Portland, and Providence Seaside Hospitals talk about working conditions, worker solidarity and community connections on the picket line, on day one, two and three of the open-ended strike involving over... Read more