...Oregon unions to meet
in Bend on Sept. 27-29
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lege and hate have always been with
us,” he stated. “The question is: what
are we going to do about it? …We are a
small part of the 150 million Americans
who work for a living. We can’t win
economic justice only for ourselves, for
union members alone. It’s just not pos-
sible right now. All working people will
rise together, or we will keep falling to-
gether.”
To that end, newly organized mem-
bers of unions and workers who are in-
volved with the Oregon AFL-CIO’s al-
lied community organizations will be
highlighted at the 53rd convention,
which has been named “The New Face
of Labor.”
Speakers will include national
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz
Shuler and Executive Vice President
Tefere Gebre, Oregon Gov. John
Kitzhaber, and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley,
as well as AFL-CIO-allied organization
leaders Ramon Ramirez and Jeana
Frazzini. Ramirez is president of
Woodburn, Ore.-based farmworkers
union Pineros y Campesinos Unidos
del Noroeste (PCUN), and Frazzini is
executive director of Basic Rights Ore-
gon, an organization dedicated to end-
ing discrimination based on sexual ori-
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entation and gender identity.
National Domestic Workers Al-
liance Director Ai-Jen Poo will be
speaking as well.
The convention will be held at The
Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Cen-
ter: 3075 N Business 97, Bend.
Registration opens Friday, Sept. 27.
That evening, starting at 5:30 p.m., a
Welcome Party will be held and the
Oregon AFL-CIO’s “Legislator of the
Year” will be announced.
Convention business gets under way
Saturday morning, Sept. 28. Several
workshops will be held, including
“Best Practices for Effective New Or-
ganizing,” “The 2014 Oregon Ballot:
Pushing Back Against Corporate-
Funded Attacks on Workers,” “Build-
ing a Movement: The Challenge of
Change and Inclusion,” and “Labor –
Community Alliances: Building Power
in Oregon.”
After the close of convention busi-
ness Sept. 28, delegates will join with
community members at 5:30 p.m. to
rally and march for a Strong Voice for
Strong Families.
The popular Union Label Show is
scheduled Saturday evening.
For a complete schedule of conven-
tion events, go to www.faceoflabor.org.
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