Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists

Join us Friday, May 26, at 7 pm for an online discussion of the film The Killing Floor. The Village Voice called it the most “clear-eyed account of union organizing on film.” The film is longer than our usual fare, so we are asking people to watch it on their own when convenient and then join us for the discussion on May 26.

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The Killing Floor explores the struggle of Southern black migrants and European immigrants to build an in*******al labor union in the Chicago Stockyards. The film is based on an original story by producer Elsa Rassbach and draws on actual characters and events, tracing the ethnic and class conflicts seething in the city’s giant slaughterhouses, intensified by management efforts to use racial tensions to divide the workforce, that erupted in the deadly Chicago Race Riot of 1919. Rassbach did extensive research on Chicago's labor history and asked for and received financial support from dozens of unions. The film's ending credits include a long list of the locals that contributed. (118 minutes)



The film can be viewed without cost using KANOPY, an on-demand film streaming service available for free to library card holders. So, get your library card, sign up for Kanopy, and watch the film. If you have questions about using Kanopy, write Portland Rising steering committee member Betsy Zucker at [email protected]. It can also be seen on several streaming platforms—Amazon, iTunes, Google Play Movies & TV, and Vudu—for under $3.

So, watch the film, and then join us on zoom to talk about it on May 26, at 7 pm. You can get the zoom link by emailing: [email protected]

Many believe that the Black community is often the 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to social strife. It's no different with Reproductive Justice. Join our Oregon CBTU Chapter in a movie night featuring of the movie 'AFTERSHOCK'. Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMud-ihpjooGdEbVzv_dMfy0sERkkcBmdXv

ON BEHALF OF OREGON CBTU, WELCOME TO OUR CELEBRATION OF 2023 BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WE INVITE YOU TO REGISTER FOR EACH EVENT INDIVIDUALLY. WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO SHARE THIS POST WITH YOUR VARIOUS CIRCLES SO THAT THEY MAY ALSO REVEL IN THE TREASURES OF BLACK EXCELLENCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR "MAKING LABOR A DIFFERENCE YOU CAN FEEL".

Here is the logo ORCBTU created for our new labor radio show segment, "Holla...for Labor!!!", on "Willamette Wakeup", Community Radio station - KMUZ 100.8 and 88.5fm.

We are on the last Thursday of each month from 8:00am-9:00am, and repeating at 6:00pm.

Check us out and let us know what you think about the new logo! We love hearing from you!

https://kmuz.org/kmuz-programs/willamette-wake-up/

Check out one of our new logos. Let us know what you think!

From our Coalition Partner- Portland Jobs with Justice

Renewing The Radical Project of Black Education: A Conversation with Dr. Camika Royal and Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland.

Learn from these two scholar-activists who document how Black-led education organizing in Philadelphia & Chicago struggled to reshape public education and serve Black liberation.

Professional Athletes Create The First National Sports And Entertainment Luxury Real Estate Firm They’re doing things the Pro way! A group of professional athletes have created the first national sports and entertainment luxury real estate firm, Forbes reports. Aston Rose is a first-of-its-kind luxury national real estate firm, specifically focused on assisting athletes, celebrities and high-...

How A Former NYC Teacher Turned Her Home Into A Black History Museum It is one of the largest collections of Black artifacts in the country! A former New York City teacher turned her home into a Black history museum, The New York Times reports. Elizabeth Meaders is a retired New York City school teacher who first began collecting Jackie Robinson artifacts as a young....

More pictures from the Oregon AFL-CIO 2022 convention held at a Union Hotel, staffed by Union workers. CBTU members visited with Eric Ward, the Director of Western States Center.

Oregon CBTU represent at the Oregon AFL-CIO 2022 convention. Brother Jon Irvine, visited the CBTU table, staffed by Dr. Audrey Terrell, Nannette Carter-Jafri along with AFL-CIO convention Delegate Deborah Hall. A brief encounter with Senator Jeff Merkley to thank him for his work on multiple voting rights legislation in congress.

Holla,

Today at the Oregon AFL-CIO Convention (l-r) Nannette Carter-Jafri (ORCBTU), Liz Shuler (President, International AFL-CIO), and Audrey Terrell (ORCBTU).

CBTU in the HOUSE! Thank you President Shuler (from Oregon)!

Excellent dialog and a presentation from Mr. Bill Lucy of another side, the "labor" side of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. William (Bill) Lucy, is a co-founder of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), an affiliate, constituency group of the AFL-CIO.

AFL-CIO 2021 Profile: https://aflcio.org/2021/2/7/black-history-month-profiles-william-lucy

Labor leader Bill Lucy talks #MLK and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike #MLKDay #RMU Labor leader Bill Lucy talks and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike on and the : Watch...

"Holla" Join hosts Tina Turner-Morfitt, Dr. Audrey Terrell and Deborah Hall for the Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists segment of KBOO's Labor Radio,12/6/2021 - 6:00pm pst @ KBOO.fm.

This week's guest is Petee Talley, a sister with a Midas touch when it comes to politics in Ohio. Sister Talley is a Region 5 representative for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and recently retired as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Ohio AFL-CIO. Our broad discussion with Sister Talley covers how to mobilize constituency group voters, her views on how to address the twisted concept of Critical Race Theory, how to re-engage and re-ignite Black workers and their votes to protect their communities beyond the 2022 election.

KBOO is in the middle of their End of Year Drive and our goal is $45.000! 80% of funding comes from our members, so show your support and become a member today at kboo.fm/give or text K B O O to 4 4 3 2 1 to become a monthly sustaining member today. No amount is too large or too small.

Thanks for your support of the Oregon CBTU and our host station KBOO.FM!

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Labor Radio Join hosts Tina Turner-Morfitt, Dr. Audrey Terrell and Deborah Hall for the Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists segment of Labor Radio. Our guest is Petee Talley, a sister with a Midas touch when it comes to politics in Ohio. Sister Talley is a Region 5 representative for the Coalition of Blac...

Check out our reproductive justice zoom tonight. Our co-sponsors are Radical Women, AFSCME Local 88 and AFSCME Womxn's Caucus. here is the link up:https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=40a81f7e08&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1712523980773965583&th=17c41b7cb75ebf0f&view=att&disp=inline&realattid=f_ku9z8m4y0

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National Black Worker Center Project

When American workers are discussed, more often than not Black workers are not the first workers to come to mind. This month we will lift up the value of Black work, as synanomous as American work. Kicking off 2018, National Black Worker Center Project is challening the assumption that Black Workers Are Not American Workers.

Black History Month 2018 | Labor Education & Research Center

Check it out! Listen and learn from Dr. Roberta Hunt, Donna Hammond from IBEW 48, and Bill Fletcher, Jr.

lerc.uoregon.edu The University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center presents two Black History Month Events Pioneering a Living Legacy: Shaping Our Vision for...

National Black Worker Center Project

DACA applies to all immigrants. Even if you're a Hollywood Actor, even if you're from the Ivory Coast.

This month our theme is “Organizing.” This November the National Black Worker Center Project will highlight how organizing and collective work can change our communities and our workplaces to create a more just life.

“When “i” is replaced by “we” even illness becomes wellness.”
- Malcolm X

What It Looks like When Union Members Stand with Black Lives Matter

inthesetimes.com Working In These Times is dedicated to providing independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and struggles for workers' rights.

The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists That’s Fighting to Save the EPA

inthesetimes.com Working In These Times is dedicated to providing independent and incisive coverage of the labor movement and struggles for workers' rights.

Richard L. Trumka on Twitter

twitter.com “ has passed a worker’s bill of rights that captures our aspirations. A collective bargaining agreement for America. https://t.co/MqFaWQ5AyK”

AFL-CIO on Twitter

twitter.com “Watch Live on https://t.co/CXrWb2m4mT on Wed.: Labor leaders on why all workers deserve a Bill of Rights. ”

National Black Worker Center Project

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National Black Worker Center Project's Executive Director Tanya Wallace-Gobern will be a featured speaker in "Race, Work, and Opportunity in America" hosted by the Aspen Institute October 25th! If you can't make it in person, sign up to watch the livestream here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WIA-RaceAndWork-RSVP