The last, final push for the faculty at the University of Oregon to avert a strike. We will be hold a rally and practice picket on March 14 from 11:30-1pm. We will gather in front of the Ford Alumni Center and march westward down 13th Avenue to the administration building: Johnson Hall. We’ll be joined […]
Join us at 10:00 am Saturday, March 15th at the AFSCME Hall, 688 Charnelton St. in Eugene for a Teamsters Strike Support action. We well be canvasing neighborhoods doing a Teamsters Door Hanger Drop. Canvassers will be given door hangers and assigned a neighborhood to simply place hangers with strike information on doors. There is […]
4J superintendent Colt Gill promised no staff layoffs for 2025-26. Last week, dozens of classified and licensed staff were told their positions and FTE were being cut! Join us outside the District’s empty $2.9 million investment (the old Wells Fargo building) to demand real investment in staff, creative solutions, transparency and accountability. Save our jobs, […]
The Board of Trustees’ next quarterly meeting is Monday – Tuesday, March 17-18, 2025. The meeting’s agenda and materials, as well as livestream information will be posted on the “Upcoming Meetings” page in advance of the meeting dates. The board meetings will be webcast both days, available at the following links: To provide public comment during […]
Are there problems where you work? Maybe your pay is too low, conditions are unsafe, or your boss has it in for someone you work with… and you’re ready to do something about it. This training will show you how to fight back where you work and win. You’ll learn how to identify the key […]
Join us on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm for Solidarity Drink Night! We meet at union-friendly bars to bring together union members, non-union workers, and anyone in the community who believes in the power and dignity of the working class. It’s a relaxed, fun way to connect with like-minded folks, share stories, […]
This is a monthly check in with member organizations to share information about upcoming actions an events that will be happing in the next 30 to 60 days. This is also an opportunity for member organizations to ask for support from other member organizations for current campaigns such as community campaigns, bargaining campaigns, initiative campaigns, […]
The Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA) Chapter 1 starts its first bargaining session at 4:30 April 10th. these bargaining sessions are open to the public and we encourage Network members to turn out a contingent of your members in your respective colors to show support, we also encourage community members to turn out and support […]
Defend our students. Defend free speech. Defend higher education. Meet in front of Johnson hall.
Medicaid Fight Back Rally – Saturday, April 12th, 11am-12:15 p.m. – Alton Baker Park, 200 Day Island Rd., Eugene The budget, which was passed last week, asks to find $880 billion over 10 years. This is not possible without cuts to Medicare or Medicaid. Federal Medicaid dollars are critical to state budgets, funding on average […]
Solidarity Coffee – Building Community, One Cup at a Time Join us every Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM at Theo’s Coffee Shop in Eugene for Solidarity Coffee—a casual weekly gathering hosted by the Moral Recreation and Welfare (MWR) Working Group of the Solidarity Network. This isn’t a meeting or a strategy session—it’s a […]
Mobilize to defend our immigrant neighbors and co-workers! All around the country we are seeing ICE raids and mass deportations, as well as illegal abductions of foreign students. Despite Oregon b state, ICE still exists right here in Eugene; They have a field office in the (old) Eugene Federal Building.
A closed working group, if you want to join the fight against Bigfoot Beverages Union Busting. This is a not a public meeting. If you want to know more about how you can plug into the fight against union busting bosses’ email essn@solidaritynetwork.org.
The Eugene City Council has fired CAHOOTS! The “Public Safety Tax” was supposed to go to CAHOOTS, yet they have not seen a dime and now the City Council is abandoning the wildly effective and popular service. They show up for us on the streets, we need to show up for them! We are asking […]
The Eugene School District 4J is proposing up to $25million in budget cuts. These cuts will devastate our already understaffed learning environments. This is the 1st Budget Committee Meeting they will be approving chair and vice chair and conducting a budget and financial reserve overview. THE TIME TO SHOW UP IS NOW! TELL 4J TO […]
Solidarity Coffee – Building Community, One Cup at a Time Join us every Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM at Theo’s Coffee Shop in Eugene for Solidarity Coffee—a casual weekly gathering hosted by the Moral Recreation and Welfare (MWR) Working Group of the Solidarity Network. This isn’t a meeting or a strategy session—it’s a […]
The Eugene School District 4J is proposing up to $25million in budget cuts. These cuts will devastate our already understaffed learning environments. This is the 2nd Budget Committee Meeting They will be reviewing special purpose funds: nutrition services, special education and federal and state grants. THE TIME TO SHOW UP IS NOW! TELL 4J TO […]
This call will be a discussion on how JwJ will be working in solidarity with Federal Workers and how National JWJ will be taking on the administration’s attacks on workers’ rights to bargain.
We are the statewide federation of affiliated unions in Oregon, representing over 300,000 working people.
Non-Perishable Food & Strike Supplies Drive for the striking Teamsters of Bigfoot Beverages! Please bring non-perishable food items (canned, dry, shelf-stable) and strike supplies (hand warmers, bottled water, rain ponchos, etc.) to donate. Thursday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the EMU fishbowl
The Mission of the Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network (ESSN) is to bring together Unions, Student Groups, Faith Groups, Grassroots Organizations, as well as individual activist and organizers to working together in solidarity to support each other and to fight for the rights of all workers, especially the right to a good job, a decent standard […]
Essential Workers: Public Employment and the Dignity of Labor The COVID 19 pandemic highlighted a longstanding contradiction; that workers who address our most essential needs, including health care, child and elderly care, sanitation and transportation, are among the most poorly paid and least empowered workers in the United States. In this talk, William P. Jones […]
Registration is open for the 2025 Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference 03/05/2025 lataylor 2025 Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference April 25-26, Portland Register here Early Bird (by April 1): $45 Students: Free “Labor in a Hostile Political Environment: What Can Labor History Teach Us?” Friday, April 25, 6:00p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Oregon AFL-CIO, 3645 SE 32nd Ave., […]
Solidarity Coffee – Building Community, One Cup at a Time Join us every Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM at Theo’s Coffee Shop in Eugene for Solidarity Coffee—a casual weekly gathering hosted by the Moral Recreation and Welfare (MWR) Working Group of the Solidarity Network. This isn’t a meeting or a strategy session—it’s a […]
Join union and community members for an evening of labor history. Learning how workers have wielded their collative power for the common good as we prepare for an uncertain future.
The Eugene School District 4J is proposing up to $25million in budget cuts. These cuts will devastate our already understaffed learning environments. This is the 3rd Budget Committee Meeting The committee will review more of the general fund with the goal of approving the proposed budget for school board review. THE TIME TO SHOW UP […]
The National Jobs with Justice (JwJ) Network is having our next monthly Immigrant Worker Justice network call on April 30 th at 1pm PT / 4pm ET. A lot is happening, so there is a packed agenda. National (JwJ) will be sharing some best practices on internal policies to support people on various levels of […]
The March will be from the park blocks to Coldfire Brewery at 263 Mill St where the May Day Social Hour will be held.
Join us directly after the May Day Rally at the Park Blocks in downtown Eugene.