Portland Teachers Solidarity Campaign

06/25/2024

The Big O finally published my LTE defending the Portland Association of Teachers

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence.

11/25/2023

“Portland Teachers on Strike” (Labor Radio) Elementary and Middle School teachers, Ron Morgan and Emily Golden-Fields, present a up close and personal view and analysis of the historic Portland Association of Teachers strike, now in its fourth week, shaking up the city.

Elementary and Middle School teachers, Ron Morgan and Emily Golden-Fields, present a up close and personal view and analysis of the historic Portland Association of Teachers strike, now in its fourth week, shaking up the city.

11/23/2023

Greetings during these difficult times.

We had a strike settlement on Monday at 4am, between the Portland Association of Teachers and the Portland Public Schools bargaining team, but it was torpedoed by certain school board members (Julia Brim-Edwards, Gary Hollands, Herman Greene). Their objection to the agreement was the establishment of local school Class Size Committees made up of two administrators, two teachers and two parents. These board members didn't want parents to have a voice and a vote. So the strike continues as we attempt to push these members to come to their senses.

Now a small group of parents is attempting to organize other parents against the teachers. They are circulating a "survey" (which is actually a "push-pull" survey, ie.set up for a particular result) to demand that the PAT leadership give into this sabotage of the settlement by these board members. It repeats the board members' unfounded concerns about "confidential student information." We have proof these Class Size Committees will effectively lower class sizes, as they have been doing just that in St. Paul, Minnesota schools.

The "survey" is being posted on various school pages.

Please push back on this campaign to undermine the PAT. Remove the survey and/or urge parents not to participate, to trust the teachers to fight for the schools our students deserve.
The "survey" is called "Survey Regarding PPS-PAT Strike Status"

Rest up over the holiday and be ready to continue the fight for great public schools for all!

Solidarity,
Jamie Partridge
Portland Teachers Solidarity Campaign

11/02/2023

This from PAT, today... Portland family,

Today was another powerful day on the picket line and rallying in front of PPS Headquarters. Our message is being heard across the city and the pressure is building for district leaders to give us the contract Portland students deserve.

Rally
This is not a moment, it’s a movement. And we need to continue to make our demands until they are met.

There are so many reasons why our members are on strike. Check out 50 of them here. https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/why-portland-teachers-are-striking

Tomorrow we will be back on the picket line! Join us starting at 7:45 a.m. at every school in Portland. The citywide rally will take place at noon at Lincoln High School. Bring your walking shoes since we will be marching through downtown. Make sure to tag us in your solidarity posts so that we can highlight the size and might of our support.

If you can’t join us in person, you can take action online by texting SUPPORT to 48744.

When teachers are respected and schools are funded, our students thrive. Tomorrow we will be back at the bargaining table to advocate for a contract that secures a strong future for Portland communities. The fight continues!

In solidarity,

The PAT Team

Portland teachers have been negotiating for months—but they still haven’t gotten what they and their students need.

11/02/2023

How do we support the teachers (and students & parents) on strike ?
Text SUPPORT to 48744 & Get updates from PAT here: https://bit.ly/patsupport
Contribute to the Portland Teachers Solidarity Fund -- donations will go to strike support including supplies, food, water, logistics, and community support. Any funds remaining will be donated back to community resiliency funds and local mutual aid networks. https://www.gofundme.com/f/portland-teachers-solidarity-fund
Daily schedule during the strike:

8:00-10:15 am - Picket Line: Join the picket line of your neighborhood school! There you can make signs, sing songs/chants, talk to one another and build community, eat snacks, get your steps in walking out front of the school.
12- 1pm - Rally: Join the rally every day to show your support and connect with the community! The location will be announced the day before.

How can you help your neighborhood school?

Check in with the picket captain - how can you help?
Bring food, drink, signs, chants,
songs, dances, kids games (balloons, bubbles, chalk, etc.) comrades
(neighbors, friends, family, co-workers) and solidarity

Portland teachers are bargaining a transformative contract to improve learning condit… PAT Treasurer needs your support for Portland Teachers Solidarity Fund

11/01/2023

DAY ONE of Portland Teachers STRIKE. What's next ?

Our job is to show the school board that parents, students and community members overwhelmingly support our teachers. Today, hundreds of supporters showed up to their neighborhood schools, 7:45-10:30am picket lines and to a Noon-2pm rally at Roosevelt High School.

• Every day of the strike, we are headed to 7:45-10:30am picket lines and to a Noon-2pm rally. Sign up to get 7pm updates from PAT, including the location of the next day’s Noon-2pm rally.
• Text SUPPORT to 48744

JOIN our next planning meeting – THIS THURS. Nov. 2, 6-7pm by zoom…
Join Zoom Meeting
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08/25/2023

GET INVOLVED ! We're starting to leaflet parents as they drop off/pick up their kids at schools...
Portland Strike-Ready Teachers Solidarity Campaign
Bargaining for Safe, Sustainable and Equitable Schools
Leaflet, petition, door-knock, phone bank and more...
Sign the Pledge to get involved... https://actionnetwork.org/groups/portland-teachers-solidarity-campaign
Sign and share the petition - https://www.change.org/p/support-portland-teachers-bargaining-for-safe-sustainable-and-equitable-schools

Support Portland Teachers & Parents Bargaining for Safe, Sustainable & Equitable Schools!

08/13/2023

Portland Teachers Solidarity Campaign

Planning Meeting - zoom

Wed, Aug. 23, 7-8:30pm

RSVP

Plan a 3 month strike-ready community solidarity campaign with leaders of the Portland Association of Teachers to include petitioning, door-knocking, rallies, marches, teach-ins, packing the school board meetings, etc. Break-outs into nine high school cluster groupings.

08/13/2023

Bargaining for Safe, Sustainable and Equitable Schools
Sign and share the petition -

Support Portland Teachers & Parents Bargaining for Safe, Sustainable & Equitable Schools!