Last week, about 200 local residents crowded a public hearing to voice their concern over a proposed buyout of Portland General Electric. Three days before declaring bankruptcy in November, failing energy megalith Enron declared its intention to sell PGE to another Northwest power company, NW Natural. Proponents of the merger say that bringing 1.25 million […]
Courtney Sherwood
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The Grind of Labor Unions
The IWW Looks For Its First Major Victory
A small health food store in Southeast Portland has become the staging ground for the latest battle being waged by the radical labor union Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Claiming to want more responsive management, a handful of employees at the Daily Grind have moved for a union at the deli and health food […]
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Digging in the Dirt
Dignity Village Homeless Take Root As Farmers
Although it is uncertain where the homeless squatters from Dignity Village will plant themselves after being evicted at the end of this week, they’ve literally taken root elsewhere–as farmers. Since Thanksgiving, 80 or so homeless men and women have peacefully pitched tents on public land underneath the Fremont Bridge. But, a month ago, City Hall […]