Who are you and how did you get to where you are? I’m a Portland raised baby boomer, but the last (poorer) half of boomers, and had Portland parents. My grandfather was an immigrant, but never talked about that. I attended David Douglas High School and went on to major in biology at PSU. I […]
**This article was originally published in Northwest Labor Press January 3, 2025. Who are you and how did you get to where you are? I was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, a small college town with two private colleges and the major state university. To me, Columbia felt more like a “pass-through” town because […]
**This article was originally published in Northwest Labor Press December 6, 2024. Periodically we profile AFSCME Local 88 members who share aspects of their personal, work, and union life so you can learn their story. For this profile, we invite you to get to know Ebony Klinger, longtime county employee and union activist. Who are […]
**This article was originally published in Northwest Labor Press November 1, 2024. I was born in Spokane, WA but moved to Lake Oswego when I was 1.5 years old, so I consider myself a Portland native. I went to Ida B. Wells High (formerly Woodrow Wilson High). I have two younger sisters who also still […]
