A coalition of over 100 labor, community, faith, and student groups fighting for Workers' Rights and Economic Justice! jwjpdx.org Subscribe to our Newsletter Here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-the-mailing-list?source=direct_link&https://bsky.app/profile/jwjpdx.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwjpdx.bsky.social/post/3mm2wbdmsrk2q"It is a critical time as an existential threat against the Black community and our nation today, an eroding of our civil rights and human rights," said the Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes Jr., president of the Albina Ministerial Alliance. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/black-faith-leaders-portland-call-for-unity-concerns-over-voting-rights/283-43313a44-d0ce-447d-b6f1-437926e831a817 May 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:c26o3nczpbc4irjo4rcyskrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2wbdmsrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwjpdx.bsky.social/post/3mm2t3cb7dc2x“We want transparency about everything you do to represent us, and this includes decisions on data centers,” Munoz said. “We want to know how they affect our health and safety. We want to know how they affect our water, land, and electricity. We want to know what they contribute and cost.” https://katu.com/news/local/hillsboro-rally-targets-planned-data-centers-city-says-pause-in-new-applications-expected-oregon-hillsboro-portland-intel-data-center-artificial-intelligence-ai-tax-breaks-washington-county17 May 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:c26o3nczpbc4irjo4rcyskrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2t3cb7dc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwjpdx.bsky.social/post/3mlwfcgaubk2l55% of city voters oppose spending $75 million from PCEF, a climate fund, to subsidize the Moda Center. “​​Portland historically has pretty dim views of big corporations and definitely has this idea that, frankly, very rich people could help pay more taxes and help pay for more services here.” https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/poll-finds-majority-of-portland-voters-oppose-using-climate-funds-on-moda-center-renovation/283-375bc166-aab5-450d-beee-ee08e11ad22815 May 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:c26o3nczpbc4irjo4rcyskrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwfcgaubk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwjpdx.bsky.social/post/3mlwf2xqlu22lNEW UNION: Over the past few months, workers held informal potlucks to share their concerns and decided in order to stabilize the store and negotiate living wages, they needed to unionize. They’ve formed Muji Workers United. Why IWW? “We want to unionize the world,” Vriese says. https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/05/workers-go-wobbly-at-muji-store-in-portland/?utm_source=Northwest+Labor+Press&utm_campaign=bbfba05abf-June_29_2016_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a098a455a3-bbfba05abf-140859328115 May 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:c26o3nczpbc4irjo4rcyskrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwf2xqlu22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jwjpdx.bsky.social/post/3mlwewig4bk2l“The Cudd admin has opposed securing new state funding, signaling an intent to raise tuition at Oregon’s premier access institution and fire a significant number of mission critical faculty and staff. The Pres & board have decided to balance the budget on the backs of students, faculty, and staff.” https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/05/14/portland-state-university-eyes-52-layoffs/15 May 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:c26o3nczpbc4irjo4rcyskrt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwewig4bk2l