Hundreds of Nabisco factory workers are on strike and theyâre calling on consumers to boycott. Mondelez, the snack conglomerate that owns Nabisco, wants them to work 12-hour days & weekends with no overtime pay. Factory workers in Portland, Oregon, were the first to go on strike on August 10. Workers at Nabisco sites in Richmond, VA and Aurura, CO followed suit.
During the pandemic, Nabisco workers worked 12-hour shifts six to seven days a week for months. Nabisco made record profits, and launched marketing campaigns that hailed them as heros for their role as essential workers.
In 2016, Nabisco did away with worker Pensions, exchanging them for 401K plans that pay pennies on the dollar. Workers who planned retirement for the last 25 - 40 years, are faced with the possibility that retirement may be out of reach due to the switch.
The CEO of Mondelez International, Dirk Van de Put, was paid nearly $17 million in 2020, 544 times the company's median annual compensation of $31,000.
Some groups are fundraising to help the BCTGM Members get through this difficult time and supply the strike line. This is not a vacation nor time off. Workers are walking in the heat and rain to stand up for their rights.
This is a community-based project, led by ORD2 Indivisible, that will deliver snacks and notes of thanks to health care workers at Asante Rogue Regional and Providence hospitals every Wednesday.
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QUESTIONS: Email contact@ORD2indivisible.org
Testify and make YOUR voice heard in Oregonâs redistricting process â Wednesday, Sept 8th, 1-4 PM -or- Friday, Sept 10th, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM! Redistricting can impact allocation of resources for schools, healthcare, transportation, housing, emergency services, and broadband deployment. It is critical to have input from residents about how district lines should be drawn to ensure fair representation for every Oregonian.
Redistricting is the once-a-decade process of redrawing United State House of Representatives (Congressional) and Oregon State Senate and State House of Representatives (Legislative) district boundaries to account for changes in population. The U.S. government is constitutionally obligated to conduct a total count of every person in the country every ten years. Depending on the growth or decline in population, both state and congressional districts are adjusted to make sure they remain balanced in size. Because the state has grown, this year Oregon will go from five to six members in the U.S. House. Oregonâs redistricting process is being conducted by a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators that will draft new district maps for consideration by the full legislature.
In response to growing hospitalization rates across the state due to the Delta variant of COVID-19, the upcoming public hearings of the House and Senate Redistricting Committees are moving from an in-person to a virtual/online format, and will be organized to hear from residents of each congressional district. Jackson County is part of Congressional District 2; hearings are being held for District 2 on 9/8 & 9/10.
The Medford 2040 Community Vision is a community-driven process facilitated by the City of Medford and led by a group of Medford volunteers known as the Community Vision Task Force. The Task Force has used community input to develop a draft Vision Statement that was adopted by the City Council on June 17, 2021. The Task Force is now preparing an Action Plan to achieve the Vision based on community input collected last spring. The Action Plan is a community effort that will be carried out by a partnership of organizations and the city would love to have the feedback of anyone who lives or worka in Medford!
Your feedback will help make sure the Action Plan is heading in the right direction!
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After almost a year since the Obenchain and Almeda Fires, the Phoenix Fire Relief Center at the Shoppes at Exit 24 closed its doors on Saturday, August 21st. The Phoenix Fire Relief Center was started immediately after the Almeda fire by Phoenix-Talent School District teachers. In late-September, coordination of this project was transferred to Rogue Climate, Rogue Action Center, and Southern Oregon Health Equity Coalition who were running other fire support centers across the valley at the time.
The Fire Relief Center has made a big impact on the lives of fire survivors in the Rogue Valley, including:
Free lunch and dinner for fire survivors provided by Rogue Food Unites will continue to be served, but at a new location. Meals are now being served every day at the 1st Phoenix Presbyterian Church (2nd & Church St) instead of at the Shoppes at 24.
Rogue Climate and the Rogue Action Center will be hosting a âFire Survivor Supply Pop-Upâ at Living Waters Church in Medford in early October. More details to come soon on Rogue Climateâs website here.
Fire survivors who need support can reach out to the Jackson County Community Long-term Recovery Group at recover@jccltrg.org or jccltrg.org/contact to be connected to a Disaster Case Manager for guidance in the recovery process.
Emerge Oregon is changing the face of politics by identifying, training and inspiring Democrats who identify as women to run for all levels of office. The Emerge Oregon cohort-based, seven-month training program is unique â and the national Emerge network is the first state-based training program exclusively focused on Democratic women, building the bench from the ground up.
Emerge Oregon seeks individuals who identify as women, who are registered Democrats and who want to run for public office. They also look for:
The FUNdraising Committee of the Jackson County Democrats is starting a new tradition at the end of September: the Jackson County Democrats Book Club! In preparation for this Fall's annual Roosevelt Kennedy dinner, the group will be reading Jane Kleeb's book, "Harvest the Vote"!
Jane Kleeb is the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and the founder of the grassroots group Bold Nebraska. Her book, Harvest the Vote, shows the importance of rural voters to the Democratic Party by focusing on issues like climate change, healthcare, and grassroots powered activism. Jane and an alliance of farmers, ranchers, Tribal Nations and environmentalists stopped the Keystone XL pipeline, transforming the climate movement, and she is now working to bridge the urban and rural divide within the Democratic Party.
Rural people have solutions to big problems facing our country. Yet the Democratic Party largely ignores rural voters, making assumptions about their values and issue stances. The Democrats have lost an entire generation of rural voters. From organizing against the KXL pipeline to varied other progressive activist experiences in rural America, Jane Kleeb has the credentials and the credibility to help readers understand rural communities, and to help those rural communities express themselves. Too many national, influential Democrats have simply lost touch with too many rural voters as the partyâs base has moved to cities. Kleeb delivers specific and inspiring ways the party can re-connect with rural voters to make our party and our country stronger.
To learn more about Jane Kleeb and "Harvest the Vote", visit the her website: https://www.harvestthevotebook.com/aboutthebook
For more information about the Jackson County Democrats Book Club, email secretary@jcdemocrats.org.
The City of Ashland has openings on the Social Equity and Racial Justice Commission, the Housing and Human Services Commission, the Conservation and Climate Outreach Commission and more! More information on the City of Ashland Commission Vacancies.
The City of Medford has openings on commissions and committees! Get information of the committee and commission vacancies and submit an application!
All Democratic Party Precinct Committee Persons (PCPs) in Jackson County belong to the Central Committee, which is the governing body of the Democratic Party of Jackson County. As a PCP, you have a voice and vote in the local party when we make decisions that affect your community.
As a PCP, you are the partyâs grassroots, representing your neighbors. For every 500 registered voters in a precinct, there can be one precinct person of each gender (male, female, non-binary).
What are the prerequisites for becoming a PCP?
Your primary residence must be within Jackson County.
You must be registered as a Democrat at your Jackson County address. If you are unsure about your voter status or are not currently registered as a Democrat, look up your voter status and/or re-register as a democrat.
How do I become a PCP?
To be appointed as a PCP, please complete our Precinct Committee Person Application. Once you application is submitted, you must attend one of our monthly Central Committee meetings in order to be appointed.
To be elected as a PCP, you need to run for election during the May Primary Election that is held during even-numbered years. The next chance to be an elected PCP will be in May 2022.
What can I do once I'm a PCP?
For more information, email us or call our office at 541-858-1050 mail@JCDemocrats.org.
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