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Living Wage Jobs Town Hall

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Senator Chip ShieldsSenator Chip Shields announces Daimler Trucks North America, UPS and Legacy Health Systems to join living wage jobs town hall this Friday, March 9.

He will join a growing list of businesses participating including Oregon Iron Works, New Seasons Market, Gunderson, SoloPower, Widmer Brothers and American Red Cross

Friday, March 9 from noon to 1:30 PM at
Vigor Industrial on Swan Island
(5555 N Channel Ave.)

State Senator Chip Shields (D-N/NE Portland) announced today that human resource recruiters from Daimler Trucks North America, UPS and Legacy Health Systems will join human resource recruiters from Oregon Iron Works, New Seasons Market, Gunderson and Vigor Industrial at the Friday, March 9th living wage jobs town hall. This event will be hosted by Sen. Shields and State Representatives Lew Frederick (HD 43, NE Portland) and Tina Kotek (HD 44, N/NE Portland).

“Oregon, like the rest of the country, is hurting, and unemployment is way too high. But there are companies in North and Northeast Portland who are hiring despite it all, and we are excited to be bringing a number of them to our next living wage jobs town hall to meet North and Northeast Portlanders looking for work,” said Shields. Continue reading →

Fall Oregon Tradeswomen Career Class

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Women interested in the trades should check out the Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc, fall class. It’s a free seven-week training – two-thirds of last years’ graduates now have jobs in the trades (as carpenters, foresters, green construction technicians, boilermakers, and much more). The OTI office and classroom is just up the street on Alberta (btwn 17th and 18th). Classes are three days a week. Registration is open right now, and the fall class starts on October 13th. Contact Dawn Jones at 503-335-8200 x31 or dawn@tradeswomen.net, or check out the site at www.tradeswomen.net for more details.