Portland Jobs with Justice – A 30 Year History

Authors: Nikki Mandell, Laurie Mercier, and Margaret Butler

Founded in 1991, Portland Jobs with Justice (JwJ) became a vibrant part of a new labor movement taking shape in localities across the country during the final decades of the twentieth century. New labor movement activists, frustrated by the inertia of long-established labor unions, sought to restore workers’ rights and build working-class power through worker-community alliances encompassing union and non-union workers and the general public. In line with this new labor
strategy, JwJ’s founders and activists undertook campaign work on two fronts: supporting workers engaged in union organizing and contract campaigns; and collaborating with labor, faith, and social justice groups to further public policies for the common good.

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  • FOREWORD BY NIKKI MANDELL 10
  • KEY WORDS 12
  • WHAT LED TO THE FORMATION OF PORTLAND JOBS WITH JUSTICE?
  • HOW DID LABOR ACTIVISTS RESPOND TO DETERIORATING WORKING CONDITIONS?
  • FOUNDING JOBS WITH JUSTICE 1987-1991
  • BUILDING A MOVEMENT 1991-1996
  • THINKING GLOBALLY, ACTING LOCALLY 1996-2001
  • STRUGGLES AND STRATEGIES 2001-2011
  • FACING NEW CHALLENGES 2011-2020
  • WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD POWER FOR WORKING PEOPLE?
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