Early history- JWJ rally prior to Portland coalition formation- flyers, news clippings, 1988
Scope and Contents
Series 9, Administrative records, is the largest grouping of materials in the collection and contains significant documentation of core Jobs with Justice activities and concerns. Adminstrative records are further divided into thirteen sub-series, each of which are arranged roughly by year and/or topic. Sub-series 9.1, Executive Committee packets, includes executive meeting agendas, director and other staff reports, notes, correspondence, proposals, plans, budget information, and research materials, all reflecting the organization's activities for each year. Sub-series 9.2, Steering Committee materials, is also organized by year and offers rich information on the major actions, workers rights campaigns, and other efforts of Portland Jobs with Justice; materials mainly include meeting agendas, minutes, notes, and organizer reports, as well as proposals and planning documents. Sub-series 9.3, Action mobilization and fundraising phone trees, contains guides for phone stewards and scripts for house call conversations, while the contents of Sub-series 9.4, Budgets and financial reporting, are self-evident from the sub-series title. Sub-series 9.5, Fundraising, contains mostly planning documents for fundraising events. Sub-series 9.6, Bylaws and guiding documents, is a small sub-series holding a few governing documents. The title of sub-series 9.7, Anti-racism training materials, explains its contents; it should be noted that additional anti-racist training materials can be found elsewhere in this series among executive and steering committee packets. Subseries 9.8, Strategic planning and campaign tracking, documents annual retreats and provides evidence of JwJ both assessing each previous year's accomplishments and planning for the future; campaign tracking documents in this sub-series include campaigns engaged in, won, lost, and pending, as well as the number of workers affected. Sub-series 9.9, Member organizations and outreach, is primarily lists of members and reports for the membership, plus outreach materials; a few scattered issues of the newsletter Direct Action are present but others occur periodically throughout the collection. Sub-series 9.10, Alliance building, conflicts, and AFL relationship materials, documents capacity building and conflict resolution efforts, including a small amount of materials on a controversial flag burning incident in 2002 and JwJ's relationship with the AFL-CIO. Sub-series 9.11, Staff and intern roles contains job descriptions, work plans, and internship programs. Sub-series 9.12, Labor Education and Research Center training materials, consists of several specialized trainings on labor topics, many of which were taught by Portland JwJ executive director Margaret Butler and other JwJ staff and affiliates; the Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) is a program of the University of Oregon and invites labor leaders and professionals to teach strategic planning and leadership development among other topics. Finally, sub-series 9.13, Miscellaneous administrative materials, includes an early history of Portland JwJ.
Dates
- Creation: 1988
Creator
- From the Collection: Portland Jobs with Justice (Organization)
- From the Collection: Butler, Margaret (Labor leader) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Bulk of collection is open for research. A small amount of personal data is restricted until 2044.
Extent
From the Collection: 13.03 Cubic Feet (10 record cartons; 1 document box; 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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