PSUFA Joins Local Unions to Keep Portland Police Association Out of Labor Council
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PSUFA’s Executive Council has joined with other unions to oppose the proposed admission of the Portland Police Association to the Northwest Oregon Labor Council. In a statement released as part of a petition action, unions and rank-and-file members explained the reasons PPA should not be allowed to join the council:
“We, the undersigned labor union rank-and-file and union officers of NW Oregon, stand shoulder-to-shoulder with delegates opposing the Portland Police Association's (PPA) entrance into the NW Oregon Labor Council.
Historically and to the present, police serve as strike-breakers across the nation and in Portland, always siding with bosses against organized workers—with the police association lining up with their commanders.
The effort to bring the PPA into the Labor Council represents a total repudiation of core labor values, which are grounded in solidarity, racial & social justice, and collective action.
Instead, the police association's conduct and track record speaks to their self-interest at the expense of other workers, threats and violence against pro-worker public officials, and a resolute commitment to avoid the type of accountability that no other public employee has.”
PSUFA Chair of Political Action Erica Thomas co-authored an in-depth discussion of this issue on The Thorn, the blog of Portland DSA. Thomas notes the strong support the petition has received so far, sharing that the petition “is approaching 400 signatures in less than one week; signatories are rank-and-file members of 34+ local unions from the building trades to the service sector — public workers at the City of Portland and beyond.” Read the entire blog post for a deep dive into why PPA wants to join NOLC now, and why it should matter to workers.
Do you want to keep our labor council safe for workers and their unions? Sign the petition to reject PPA’s admission to NOLC now!