Jamie Partridge

Ariana Jacob, newly elected president of the American Federation of Teachers - Oregon and Ted Cooper, newly elected vice president, are ushering in a "Democracy is Power" agenda for their 8,000 member statewide federation.  Read more

Mark Brenner, former Labor Notes director and a member of the Portland Troublemakers School planning committee, and Lorene Scheer, former union organizer with Teamsters and SEIU and a trainer at this year's Troublemakers School, outline the exciting workshops and panels,... Read more

Brian Hawes and Venu Mattraw, Teamster drivers for Maletis Beverage distributors, voted along with their driver, warehouse and sales co-workers, to authorize a strike, which could happen as soon as early-April.  Low wages, attacks on their pension plan and unfair labor p... Read more

Will Garrahan, Ella Meloy and Elizabeth White, members of the organizing committee of the University of Oregon Student Workers Union, explain how  3,000 student undergraduate workers, from dining hall workers, to tutors, daycare workers, resident assistants and students ... Read more

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is the latest free trade initiative challenging the US and Asian-Pacific labor movements.  Yimei Shao of the Trade Justice Education Fund explains what's new and not new about Biden's trade proposal. Read more

Audra Sweetland and Jae Marx tell of their struggle for dignity and respect at the Living Room Theater, their five day strike and their decision to form the Cinema Workers Union. Read more