On Saturday, August 11, 2007, the Providence wobblies organized a march on Jackie’s Galaxy, which is a restaurant chain that is being supplied by HWH in New York City, a supplier who is notorious for its slave labor conditions of up to 110 hours per week without basic labor rights (minimum wage and overtime).
Roughly 30-40 […]

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FW Gifford from the Bay Area will be giving a multimedia presentation on the 1948 Oakland General Strike Wednesday, 6PM August 15th at Liberty Hall.
Not addressed much in US or Labor history, the Oakland General Strike was a high point of the post-World War 2 strike wave. Gifford has been researching the strike for […]

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Join contributors to this recent anthology to discuss the challenges of doing social justice work in non-profit structures and strategies to address those challenges. The Revolution Will Not Be Funded–Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex edited by INCITE Women of Color Against Violence gathers original essays by radical activists from around the globe who are critically […]

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The Portland IWW’s Hall is located at 311 N Ivy St. (1 blk south of Fremont, 2 blks west of Vancouver).
Our phone number is 503-231-5488
Office Hours are:
Wed: 2:30-6:30
Thur: 11-5
Friday:2:30-6:30
e-mail: pdxiwwhall (at) riseup.net

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Organize for a  better workplace; Organize for a Better World
The Portland Industrial Workers of the World has been involved in workplace organizing in a variety of industries including socials services, restaurants and hotels, construction, bike messengers and grocery outlets.
How We Organize 
As the IWW we practice Industrial Unionism. By Industrial Unionism we mean that every worker within […]

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