On October 18, millions of working class people are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. Since June, the Trump administration’s authoritarian actions have ramped up, with the deployment of national guard troops to California, D.C., and Oregon.
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His administration has masked federal agents targeting immigrant families, profiling, arresting and detaining people without warrants. He is threatening to overtake elections. Gutting healthcare, environmental protections, and education when families need them most. Rigging maps to silence voters. Ignoring mass shootings at our schools and in our communities. Driving up the cost of living while handing out massive giveaways to billionaire allies, as families struggle.
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All of these issues affect working Oregonians.
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This peaceful movement is only getting bigger and bigger because this country does not belong to kings, dictators, or tyrants. It belongs to We the People - the people who care, who show up, who work hard every day and the ones who fight for dignity, a life we can afford, and real opportunity. As a Labor Movement, we believe in the power of the working class. We make the world run, and we create wealth. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.
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The Oregon AFL-CIO is sponsoring six marches across Oregon on October 18:
Portland (union members will meet first to march together)
- Portland Labor March link
Bend
Eugene
Medford
Salem
