Author: Portland DSA
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In Cutting PERS, Oregon Democrats Strike Harsh Blow Against Working People
The Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America strongly condemns the cuts to Oregon’s public employees’ retirement, which were made last week by a legislature with a supermajority of Democrats. Portland DSA has many members who are teachers and other public employees directly impacted by this attack, and many more members who volunteered their… read more
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Portland Swings the Austerity Ax at City Workers
The City of Portland is considering yet another round of deep budget cuts to community services. And again city officials are justifying the cuts by repeating the same, tired excuses: “tough decisions need to be made” to balance the budget. This time the budget may be balanced off the backs of city workers: 70 positions… read more
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Rights, Not Rescue! Socialist Solidarity with Sex Workers
Today, April 11, is the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump signing into law two bills that further marginalized and endangered the lives of sex workers. The “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) and the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA) enjoyed wide bipartisan support and have for the past year… read more
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Labor Must Learn Again to Oppose Capital; Portland DSA Labor Responds to the AFL-CIO
Labor Must Learn Again to Oppose Capital; Portland DSA Labor Responds to the AFL-CIO DSA members who are in labor unions should call for open debate in their locals to pass resolutions against the AFL-CIO’s Energy Committee statement opposing the Green New Deal. In their statement, the Energy Committee says the Green New Deal will… read more
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PORTLAND DSA CALLS FOR MAYOR WHEELER TO STEP DOWN AS POLICE COMMISSIONER
Today’s news regarding collaboration between the PPB and a violent right-wing group demonstrates the need for an immediate transfer of leadership to Commissioner Hardesty February 14, 2019 Portland DSA is dismayed, but not surprised, to read today’s reports of collaboration between Portland Police and the right-wing street gang Patriot Prayer. This latest outrage clearly demonstrates… read more
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It’s Time to Unionize Amazon
By an Anonymous Member of Portland DSA Work Hard A few weeks ago, a co-worker (let’s call her Rosa) and I were assigned to a work area and tasked with moving an endless stream of heavy boxes off a conveyor belt, many weighing up to fifty pounds. Even a bigger guy like myself finds this… read more
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Will Oregon Democrats Squander Their Supermajority?
By Shamus Cooke, Member, Portland DSA The backtracking began the day after Democrats won a supermajority in the Oregon state legislature. Insiders dismissed the victory as a “fake” supermajority, because in the Senate there was one rogue voter, a “Democrat in name only” determined to block progressive legislation — Betsy Johnson. Pundits wondered aloud whether the Democrats’… read more