AFGE Local 2157 - Portland VA
@afge2157.bsky.social
We are a mighty local representing workers at Willamette National Cemetery, Veterans Hospital Administration, and Veterans Benefits Administration in Portland Oregon (and Portland Community Based Outpatient Clinics). Together we are stronger 💪
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Trump wants to let special interests build over our protected forests—and we need to fight back to stop it.
The public comment period to overturn the Roadless Rule closes at midnight on September 21. Speak out now to SAVE OUR FORESTS.
The public comment period to overturn the Roadless Rule closes at midnight on September 21. Speak out now to SAVE OUR FORESTS.
September 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Trump wants to let special interests build over our protected forests—and we need to fight back to stop it.
The public comment period to overturn the Roadless Rule closes at midnight on September 21. Speak out now to SAVE OUR FORESTS.
The public comment period to overturn the Roadless Rule closes at midnight on September 21. Speak out now to SAVE OUR FORESTS.
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This Labor Day weekend, remember that the freedom to join together in unions doesn’t defend itself. We must fight every day to empower workers and combat union-busting.
September 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This Labor Day weekend, remember that the freedom to join together in unions doesn’t defend itself. We must fight every day to empower workers and combat union-busting.
Did you know that Portland has its very own Labor radio show?
Listen to Labor Radio on KBOO FM or stream it live to get the lowdown on Oregon Labor information!
kboo.fm/program/labo...
Listen to Labor Radio on KBOO FM or stream it live to get the lowdown on Oregon Labor information!
kboo.fm/program/labo...
Labor Radio
Every Monday from 6:00pm to 6:30pm.
kboo.fm
September 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Did you know that Portland has its very own Labor radio show?
Listen to Labor Radio on KBOO FM or stream it live to get the lowdown on Oregon Labor information!
kboo.fm/program/labo...
Listen to Labor Radio on KBOO FM or stream it live to get the lowdown on Oregon Labor information!
kboo.fm/program/labo...
Betsy Zucker testified on behalf of Portland Jobs with Justice, for a broad human rights screen that avoids investments in corporations complicit in labor and human rights abuses. www.portland.gov/council/docu...
September 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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ICYMI – When unions are strong, workers have more power and communities thrive.
In the face of rising inequality and authoritarianism, unions organize, educate, and mobilize working people to defend voting rights, push back against disinformation, and expand civic participation.
Here's how👇
In the face of rising inequality and authoritarianism, unions organize, educate, and mobilize working people to defend voting rights, push back against disinformation, and expand civic participation.
Here's how👇
Strong unions, stronger communities and democracy
There is an undeniable correlation between higher levels of unionization and stronger economic, community, and democratic outcomes. States with a larger share of workers represented by a union enjoy h...
www.epi.org
September 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
ICYMI – When unions are strong, workers have more power and communities thrive.
In the face of rising inequality and authoritarianism, unions organize, educate, and mobilize working people to defend voting rights, push back against disinformation, and expand civic participation.
Here's how👇
In the face of rising inequality and authoritarianism, unions organize, educate, and mobilize working people to defend voting rights, push back against disinformation, and expand civic participation.
Here's how👇
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AI, MEET CBA: Unions are responding to the threat of AI by pushing for and winning contract language that protects workers’ autonomy and job security. nwlaborpress.org/2026/09/ai-m...
AI, meet CBA
Unions are grappling with the rapid rollout of AI in the workplace.
nwlaborpress.org
September 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
AI, MEET CBA: Unions are responding to the threat of AI by pushing for and winning contract language that protects workers’ autonomy and job security. nwlaborpress.org/2026/09/ai-m...
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This economy is painful. 4 in 5 workers say their paychecks aren’t keeping up with the costs. Even more say shit’s too expensive.
Workers don’t trust political parties to fix this mess. With record high support, they trust unions to deliver for them.
https://bit.ly/3UBCw9r
Workers don’t trust political parties to fix this mess. With record high support, they trust unions to deliver for them.
https://bit.ly/3UBCw9r
September 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This economy is painful. 4 in 5 workers say their paychecks aren’t keeping up with the costs. Even more say shit’s too expensive.
Workers don’t trust political parties to fix this mess. With record high support, they trust unions to deliver for them.
https://bit.ly/3UBCw9r
Workers don’t trust political parties to fix this mess. With record high support, they trust unions to deliver for them.
https://bit.ly/3UBCw9r
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Hey, what the heck.. PPS Board approved a $400K+ total executive package at a time of financial crisis?
As educators are told to take furlough days, volunteer their time, accept bigger classes, and families are being told their neighborhood schools will close??
As educators are told to take furlough days, volunteer their time, accept bigger classes, and families are being told their neighborhood schools will close??
Portland Public Schools board approves raise, contract extension for its superintendent
A copy of her contract extension lists her new base salary at $344,792 per year, or $28,733 a month.
www.oregonlive.com
September 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Hey, what the heck.. PPS Board approved a $400K+ total executive package at a time of financial crisis?
As educators are told to take furlough days, volunteer their time, accept bigger classes, and families are being told their neighborhood schools will close??
As educators are told to take furlough days, volunteer their time, accept bigger classes, and families are being told their neighborhood schools will close??
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"It should be no surprise that the public views unions favorably: Unions help workers win higher wages, advocate for safer and healthier workplaces, support a thriving middle class, and strengthen democracy by boosting civic participation." — Economic Policy Institute
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Unions are extremely popular: 56 million workers would join a union if they could
New Gallup polling finds that 71% of people in the U.S. approve of unions, continuing the highest period of favorability in over 60 years. This coincides with the greatest number of workers represented by a union in 16 years. The Gallup polling also showed that unions are favorable across generations and party lines. 77% of adults ages…
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September 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"It should be no surprise that the public views unions favorably: Unions help workers win higher wages, advocate for safer and healthier workplaces, support a thriving middle class, and strengthen democracy by boosting civic participation." — Economic Policy Institute
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LABOR DAY PICNIC TIME: Labor’s holiday is celebrated by union members, families, and allies. Here are this year's Labor Day picnics in Oregon and Washington.
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2026 Labor Day picnics
Labor’s holiday is celebrated by union members, families, and allies. Here are this year's Labor Day picnics in Oregon and Washington.
nwlaborpress.org
September 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
LABOR DAY PICNIC TIME: Labor’s holiday is celebrated by union members, families, and allies. Here are this year's Labor Day picnics in Oregon and Washington.
nwlaborpress.org/2026/09/2026...
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Workers are ready to fight for an economy and a country for the people, not the billionaires.
As you celebrate Labor Day, join us as we mobilize to make our voices heard at the ballot box this fall. Check your voter registration and make a plan to vote:
betterinaunion.org/vote
As you celebrate Labor Day, join us as we mobilize to make our voices heard at the ballot box this fall. Check your voter registration and make a plan to vote:
betterinaunion.org/vote
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September 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Workers are ready to fight for an economy and a country for the people, not the billionaires.
As you celebrate Labor Day, join us as we mobilize to make our voices heard at the ballot box this fall. Check your voter registration and make a plan to vote:
betterinaunion.org/vote
As you celebrate Labor Day, join us as we mobilize to make our voices heard at the ballot box this fall. Check your voter registration and make a plan to vote:
betterinaunion.org/vote
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100 Simulated Patient Performers Join @afscme.bsky.social 328
“That’s the power of #union organizing… More than 100 skilled performers now have better pay, stronger protections and a collective voice at work.”
Find out more at tinyurl.com/mrxw529c
#Acting #StandardizedPatient #SPEducator
“That’s the power of #union organizing… More than 100 skilled performers now have better pay, stronger protections and a collective voice at work.”
Find out more at tinyurl.com/mrxw529c
#Acting #StandardizedPatient #SPEducator
100 Simulated Patient Performers Join AFSCME Local 328 - Labor Heritage Foundation
They may arrive with stab wounds, gunshot injuries or other serious medical conditions. The injuries aren’t real—but the people portraying the patients are.Simulated or Standardized Patients (SPs) are trained performers who portray patients in realistic medical scenarios. They learn case histori
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September 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
100 Simulated Patient Performers Join @afscme.bsky.social 328
“That’s the power of #union organizing… More than 100 skilled performers now have better pay, stronger protections and a collective voice at work.”
Find out more at tinyurl.com/mrxw529c
#Acting #StandardizedPatient #SPEducator
“That’s the power of #union organizing… More than 100 skilled performers now have better pay, stronger protections and a collective voice at work.”
Find out more at tinyurl.com/mrxw529c
#Acting #StandardizedPatient #SPEducator
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Hosting a barbecue for Labor Day weekend? Make sure it’s union-made and full of solidarity ✊
https://aflcio.org/barbecue
https://aflcio.org/barbecue
September 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Hosting a barbecue for Labor Day weekend? Make sure it’s union-made and full of solidarity ✊
https://aflcio.org/barbecue
https://aflcio.org/barbecue
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In any grievance, proving a violation of the National Agreement may be the first step, but it can mean nothing without an appropriate remedy. More info in this month's Contract Talk: nalc.org/contracttalk
September 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
In any grievance, proving a violation of the National Agreement may be the first step, but it can mean nothing without an appropriate remedy. More info in this month's Contract Talk: nalc.org/contracttalk
This Labor Day, we thank our members. After all, the union is all of you!
Interested in learning more about unionism, what we do, and how you can get involved?
If you are a bargaining unit employee of Portland VA (including CBOCs, VBA, and Willamette National Cemetery) DM us!
Interested in learning more about unionism, what we do, and how you can get involved?
If you are a bargaining unit employee of Portland VA (including CBOCs, VBA, and Willamette National Cemetery) DM us!
As you get ready for Labor Day weekend, remember to thank a union.
September 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
This Labor Day, we thank our members. After all, the union is all of you!
Interested in learning more about unionism, what we do, and how you can get involved?
If you are a bargaining unit employee of Portland VA (including CBOCs, VBA, and Willamette National Cemetery) DM us!
Interested in learning more about unionism, what we do, and how you can get involved?
If you are a bargaining unit employee of Portland VA (including CBOCs, VBA, and Willamette National Cemetery) DM us!
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THE LATE GREAT LABOR DAY PARADE Parades were once a big part of union celebrations of Labor Day. Then, 100 years ago, they disappeared. nwlaborpress.org/2026/09/look...
Looking back at the late great Labor Day parade
Parades were once a big part of what it meant to celebrate Labor Day.
nwlaborpress.org
September 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
THE LATE GREAT LABOR DAY PARADE Parades were once a big part of union celebrations of Labor Day. Then, 100 years ago, they disappeared. nwlaborpress.org/2026/09/look...
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Weekends. Overtime. Paid leave. Pensions.
None of it just happened. Workers organized for it.
None of it just happened. Workers organized for it.
September 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Weekends. Overtime. Paid leave. Pensions.
None of it just happened. Workers organized for it.
None of it just happened. Workers organized for it.
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Jonathan Smith, president of the American Postal Workers Union, said he is worried about both voter disenfranchisement and postal workers being caught in the middle of a political battle. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump’s Plan For The Postal Service Could Destroy Its Reputation
Union leaders say the screening system Trump ordered could insert postal workers into nasty partisan politics and even lead to harassment.
www.huffpost.com
September 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Jonathan Smith, president of the American Postal Workers Union, said he is worried about both voter disenfranchisement and postal workers being caught in the middle of a political battle. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Happy Labor Day!
Remember that union power is worker power!
We are stronger together 💪
Remember that union power is worker power!
We are stronger together 💪
The miners at Blair Mountain fought so we could have the 40 hour work week, a weekend, fair wages, benefits and safe working conditions. As these hard-won rights are under attack today, we need to stand up and remember that these things are worth fighting for.
September 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Happy Labor Day!
Remember that union power is worker power!
We are stronger together 💪
Remember that union power is worker power!
We are stronger together 💪
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While families struggle to afford food, housing, and healthcare, Donald Trump wants to dishonor the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery and build a monument to himself.
Absolutely not. We're standing with veterans and military families to fight back, saying no to this overreach of power.
Absolutely not. We're standing with veterans and military families to fight back, saying no to this overreach of power.
Veterans make emergency request to block construction of Trump’s arch
The administration is seeking to render the project a “fait accompli” by moving quickly, the veterans’ lawyers argued Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
While families struggle to afford food, housing, and healthcare, Donald Trump wants to dishonor the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery and build a monument to himself.
Absolutely not. We're standing with veterans and military families to fight back, saying no to this overreach of power.
Absolutely not. We're standing with veterans and military families to fight back, saying no to this overreach of power.
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While our communities are struggling to afford food, housing, and healthcare and our troops are putting their lives on the line oversees, Trump is attempting to desecrate the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery by building a monument to himself. 🧵
Trump's arch may break ground without final approval. Veterans are trying to stop it
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.
www.npr.org
September 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM
While our communities are struggling to afford food, housing, and healthcare and our troops are putting their lives on the line oversees, Trump is attempting to desecrate the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery by building a monument to himself. 🧵
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In some places across the country, lawmakers are criminalizing homelessness. And now there is a proposal to construct for-profit detention-style facilities where unhoused people would be confined and forced to work.
@frost.house.gov
@frost.house.gov
September 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
In some places across the country, lawmakers are criminalizing homelessness. And now there is a proposal to construct for-profit detention-style facilities where unhoused people would be confined and forced to work.
@frost.house.gov
@frost.house.gov
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If you’re tired of corporate greed, it’s time to get your coffee somewhere else.
September 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you’re tired of corporate greed, it’s time to get your coffee somewhere else.
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OVERTIME: UNIONS 101 - TVLR 08/29/26
✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single lar
✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single lar
OVERTIME: UNIONS 101 - TVLR 08/29/26
✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single largest source of revenue *is our listeners* so your support really matters and helps us stay on the air! Make a one time donation or become a monthly donor on our website or patreon: TVLR.FM Patreon.com/thevalleylaborreport Visit our official website for more info on the show, membership, our sponsors, merch, and more: https://www.tvlr.fm Follow TVLR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheValleyLab... Follow TVLR on Twitter: @LaborReporters Follow Jacob on Twitter: @JacobM_AL Follow TVLR Co-Creator David Story on Twitter: @RadiclUnionist ✦ CONTACT US ✦ Our phone number is 844-899-TVLR (8857), call or text us live on air, or leave us a voicemail and we might play it during the show! ✦ OUR ADVERTISERS KEEP US ON THE AIR! ✦ Support them if you can. The attorneys at MAPLES, TUCKER, AND JACOB fight for working people. Let them represent you in your workplace injury claim. Mtandj.com; (855) 617-9333 The MACHINISTS UNION represents workers in several industries including healthcare, the defense industry, woodworking, and more. iamaw44.org (256) 286-3704 / [email protected] Do you need good union laborers on your construction site, or do you want a union construction job? Reach out to the IRONWORKERS LOCAL 477. Ironworkers477.org 256-383-3334 (Jeb Miles) / [email protected] The NORTH ALABAMA DSA is looking for folks to work for a better North Alabama, fighting for liberty and justice for all. Contact / Join: [email protected] IBEW LOCAL 136 is a group of over 900 electricians and electrical workers providing our area with the finest workforce in the construction industry. You belong here. ibew136.org Contact: (205) 833-0909 IFPTE - We are engineers, scientists, nonprofit employees, technicians, lawyers, and many other professions who have joined together to have a greater voice in our careers. With over 80,000 members spread across the U.S. and Canada, we invite you and your colleagues to consider the benefits of engaging in collective bargaining. IFPTE.org Contact: (202) 239-4880 THE HUNTSVILLE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD is a union open to any and all working people. Call or email them today to begin organizing your workplace - wherever it is. On the Web: https://hsviww.org/ Contact: (256) 651-6707 / [email protected] ENERGY ALABAMA is accelerating Alabama’s transition to sustainable energy. We are a nonprofit membership-based organization that has advocated for clean energy in Alabama since 2014. Our work is based on three pillars: education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Energy Alabama on the Web: https://alcse.org/ Contact: (256) 812-1431 / [email protected] The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union represents in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like crossing guards, sanitation, and highway workers, warehouses, building services, and distribution. Learn more at RWDSU.info The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union proudly representing 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas. Learn more at AFGE.org Are you looking for a better future, a career that can have you set for life, and to be a part of something that’s bigger than yourself? Consider a skilled trades apprenticeship with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Learn more at IUPAT.org Unionly is a union-focused company created specifically to support organized labor. We believe that providing online payments should be simple, safe, and secure. Visit https://unionly.io/ to learn more. Hometown Action envisions inclusive, revitalized, and sustainable communities built through multiracial working class organizing and leadership development at the local and state level to create opportunities for all people to thrive. Learn more at hometownaction.org Members of IBEW have some of the best wages and benefits in North Alabama. Find out more and join their team at ibew558.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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September 5, 2026 at 5:30 AM
OVERTIME: UNIONS 101 - TVLR 08/29/26
✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single lar
✦ ABOUT ✦ The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant news to workers in Alabama and beyond. Our single lar