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== Union Now ==
== Union Now ==
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<small>'''Scott Walker Motherfucker''' is a "song of solidarity from the band Dirty Wings and their friends in Astoria." With close ties in Oregon, Dirty Wings also "stand(s) with Wisconsin workers!"</small><ref>[http://youtu.be/tvk_rmprSI0 Scott Walker Motherfucker] (song)</ref>
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== Union membership in Oregon ==
== Union membership in Oregon ==

Revision as of 06:36, 4 August 2011

Union History

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Wharfies is a fifty-two minute chronological film history of the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, affectionately referred to as "wharfies."[1]

Union Now

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Scott Walker Motherfucker is a "song of solidarity from the band Dirty Wings and their friends in Astoria." With close ties in Oregon,[2] Dirty Wings also "stand(s) with Wisconsin workers!"[3]

Union membership in Oregon

Oregon ranks high among the states in union membership. In 2010, Oregon had a 16.2 percent union membership rate of employed workers. This figure ranked 10th highest among the 50 states and District of Columbia. Private-sector union membership (9.1%) ranked 12th highest nationwide, and Oregon's public-sector membership (51.7%) ranked 10th highest.[4]

List of trade unions in Portland

PortlandUnionWiki

Labor News, Videos, Audio, Articles, Books, Resources

"Union organizers say one of the greatest challenges they face is that many workers don't want to admit they're workers because someday they may be rich and signing a union card would be an admission that good fortune will never strike, but if you point out the health benefits of organizing and of bringing down the gap between the rich and poor by signing a union card, you will literally be saving millions of lives, the equivalent of winning the war on heart disease. ... ORGANIZE OR DIE. These people all see the need to focus on organizing given the lowest unionization rates in history that we have today. I think for of us in the USA, at least as far as our health is concerned, we must Organize or Die." - Dr. Stephen Bezruchka

Organizing Resources

"Although every workplace is different and the needs of workers vary, there are some basic steps involved in winning a union voice on the job. Here's how it happens ..."
"The National Labor Relations Act gives you the right to organize a union in your workplace. Here's what you are allowed to do ... and what your employer is not allowed to do ..."
"This article explains the basic steps of how to organize a labor union in your workplace."

References

External Links

See Also

Trade Unions | Talk:Trade Unions | PortlandUnionWiki | Jobs with Justice | Make Revolution Not War