**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 […]
Jersey (They/Them) June 27, 2022 Jersey (They/Them) June 27, 2011 “A bad situation can be fixed by one deep, truthful conversation. These days people would rather lose you than fix the situation at hand.” Unknown My name is Jersey Rodriguez, I am a trans masculine person and my pronouns are They/Them. My passion is to […]
