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Photograph of Everice B. Moro, circa 2018

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Audio recording of an oral history interview with Everice B. Moro that was conducted by Madelyn Miller at Moro’s home in Portland, Oregon, in five sessions from March 3 to August 19, 2018. Accompanying the audio is a digital color photograph of Moro. The interview was conducted for the Oregon Labor Oral History Program, which collects oral histories of individuals who have advocated for working people of Oregon, including public figures, union members, and workers.

In this interview, Moro discusses her family background and early life in Portland, describes how she became an education assistant in the Estacada School District in 1980, and talks about the different classes she taught, particularly special education. She speaks at length about her involvement with the Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA), including her work in contract negotiations to improve pay and working conditions for Estacada employees. She shares her reasons for retiring in 2011, and speaks extensively about participating in a lawsuit, Moro v. State of Oregon, in 2013, when the Oregon State Legislature passed amendments to the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) pension program that would have resulted in cuts to the benefits of retired public employees. She describes changes the legislature has made to PERS since she began working for the Estacada School District, and how those changes affected low-income public service employees. She talks about her labor-rights advocacy work with OSEA and on the Northwest Oregon Labor Council. She discusses working with Portland Parks and Recreation during the 1960s, speaks about the increase in the cost of living in Portland during the early 21st century, and particularly describes how her neighborhood in Southeast Portland has changed. She reflects on her work in special education for children and adults, including at the Waverly Baby Home, the Pearl Buck Center, and in the Estacada School District, and speaks about reductions in services for people with disabilities since the 1980s. She closes the interview by discussing the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 2018

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.78 Gigabytes (5 audio files (WAV, 4 hr., 19 min., 8 sec.) + 1 digital photograph (JPEG, color))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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