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Dear John,
On May 1st 1886, over 200,000 workers rallied in Chicago in Haymarket Square to protest for 3 days, demanding better and safer working conditions and to mandate an 8-hour workday. On May 4th, a bomb was thrown into the crowd and killed at least 4 workers and 7 policeman.
But workers kept pushing, and in 1889 President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday to be held on the 1st Monday in September. Since then, the Labor Movement has continued to fight on, achieving history-making victories in the struggle for fair, safe, equal working conditions for all workers.
Here are some recent worker victories worth celebrating this May Day:
📣 Starbucks workers have organized in 370 stores nationwide, including dozens of stores in Oregon. The company has publicly agreed to meet with workers to begin negotiations.
📣 In Oregon, legislative staff at the state Capitol have successfully organized a first-in-the-nation union of legislative aides through the IBEW. We congratulate them on achieving ratification of their first contract!
📣 In Tennessee, United Auto Workers was successful in turning a Volkswagen plant into a Union shop with over 4,000 workers. This has been called the most significant labor win in decades.
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President Biden made history as he joined the United Auto Workers to demand fair wages and working conditions. Never in our country's history has a President joined workers on the picket line. President Biden's success in passing the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Inflation Reduction Act is a testament both to his commitment to pro-worker policies and the strength of the Labor Movement today.
Democrats at the national level and here in Oregon continue to lead the charge to fight for policies that vastly improve the lives of both union and non-union workers. It's important to remember that when unions negotiate for better benefits, it puts pressure on non-union employers to do the same.
On May 1st, 1886, workers showed unrelenting resolve to continue to fight for fair, safe working conditions no matter what obstacles anti-labor interests threw at them. It is with that same spirit of resolve and solidarity that the Labor Caucus reaffirms our commitment to continue pushing for workers' rights.
We invite you to join us as we work to elect pro-labor Democrats up and down the ballot this year! Please click the link below to join our caucus or donate to support our efforts.
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In Solidarity,
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Democratic Party of Oregon
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