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Butler, Margaret (Labor leader)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Margaret Butler

 Collection
Identifier: SR11027
Abstract

Oral history interview with Margaret Butler conducted by Madeline Bisgyer from June 4 to August 17, 2018, as part of the Oregon Labor Oral History Program. Butler discusses her involvement in union organization and her career as executive director of the Portland coalition of Jobs with Justice from 1996 to 2013.

Dates: 2018 June 4-August 17

Portland Jobs with Justice records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll827
Abstract

Collection consists of the records of the Portland, Oregon coalition of Jobs with Justice, a national non-profit organization advocating for workers' rights. The records document several campaigns and other activities of the Portland branch from the tenure of its first executive director, Margaret Butler, from its founding in 1991 through 2016, and cover labor issues and actions primarily in the Pacific Northwest but also across the nation and the world.

Dates: 1988-2019; Majority of material found within 1995-2012