University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections6401 (Accession No. 6401-001)Jobs With Justice. Whatcom CountyJobs with Justice,
Whatcom County Chapter records 1994-20214.58 cubic feet (5 boxes plus 1 oversize vertical file,
and 1 oversize folder; 1.87 gb (9,921 electronic files)) Collection materials
are in English.Organizational
records of a volunteer-run workers' rights organization affiliated with
Washington State Jobs with JusticeWhatcom County Organizing Committee of Washington State Jobs with
Justice is a volunteer-run workers’ rights organization affiliated with
Washington State Jobs with Justice. It has organized direct action campaigns to
support social services, union organizing, food security, living wages, access
to health care, and global justice issues. Campaigns have included both
national and international issues such as single-payer health care, welfare
reform, and international trade policy as well as state- and local-based issues
such as minimum wage and sick-pay laws, siting and expansion of big-box stores.
and local food security issues related to closing of a Bellingham chain grocery
store. The organization has been a long-term supporter of Washington State
farmworker organizations.
Records are arranged as received from the organization. Organizational
records are arranged chronologically, and records of activities are arranged by
campaign subject. Photographs are arranged chronologically and are identified
by event depicted. Electronic records are arranged in subject folders as
received from donor.
Arranged in 4 series.
- SERIES 1, ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS, 1995-2021
- SERIES 2, CAMPAIGN RECORDS, 1995-2021
- Subseries A, Medicare Campaign Records, 1995
- Subseries B, Public Services Campaign Records, 1994-2018
- Subseries C, Welfare Reform Campaign Records, 1997-2003
- Subseries D, Living Wage Campaigns Records, 1996-2017
- Subseries E, Big-Box Store Campaign Records, 2004-2014
- Subseries F, Union Campaigns, 1995-2021
- Subseries G, Global Justice Campaign Records, 1995-2016
- Subseries H, Farmworker Justice Campaign Records, 1997-2019
- Subseries I, Single-Payer Health Care Campaign Records,
2003-2009
- Subseries J, Records of Other Campaigns, 1997-2019
- SERIES 3, EVENT AND FUNDRAISING RECORDS, 1995-2020
- SERIES 4, JOBS WITH JUSTICE ACTION AND EVENT PHOTOGRAPHS,
1992-2011
Organizational records include meeting agendas, sign-in sheets, and
minutes (1995-2017). Records of the group’s campaigns include planning records,
research materials, posters and leaflets, position statements, and files of
press coverage (1995-2021). The group’s actions are thoroughly documented by a
collection of photographs, which typically include exact dates, description of
the event depicted, and identification of people in the photo (1992-2011).
Electronic records (3.38 megabytes, 9920 files in 1598 directories) include
email messages, agendas and minutes, website pages, planning and research
documents, news coverage, and photographs.
No restrictions on access to paper-based materials. Electronic records
are open to all users for onsite use only. Contact Special Collections for more
information.
Request at UW
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections.
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
Donated by Betsy Pernotto, Jobs with Justice Jobs Whatcom County,
2022
Collection processed by Ernie Dornfeld, 2023.
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)Labor UnionsCivic Activism
SERIES 1ORGANIZATIONAL RECORDS1995-20211995-20211/1Meeting records1995-20001/2Meeting records2001-20041/3Meeting records2005-20061/4Sign-in sheetsapproximately
2006-20071/5Meeting records2007-20081/6Meeting records2009-20101/7Meeting records2011-20121/8Meeting records2013-20151/9Meeting records2016-20171/10Mission statement, policy statements, rules of
order1995-20161/11Action summaries1996-20101/12Pledge cards and list2010-2017OSVF223Jobs with Justice Pledge posterapproximately
2015OS Folder 1Poster with attached photographs of actions201324 x 36 inch poster with loosely attached
photographs and labelsOS Folder 12010 JwJ power analysis201024 x 36 inch chartReading Room Virtual VaultOrganizational materials electronic records1995-202147.6 megabytes (1136 electronic files)SERIES 2CAMPAIGN RECORDS1995-20211995-2021Subseries AMedicare campaign records199519951/13Medicare town meeting 6/4/199519951/14Medicare rally 10/5/19951995Subseries BPublic Services Campaign Records1994-20181994-20181/15Petitions supporting county funding for WIC
program19951/16Letters from WIC program families19951/17WIC dumping19951/18WIC messages to clients, employees, the
public1994-19951/19WIC meeting notes19951/20WIC meeting notes, letters to allies1995-19961/21WIC budgeting - costs, revenue, our plan1995-19961/22WIC victory publicity1995-19961/23WIC campaign19961/24WIC press coverage2010-20141/25WIC budget proposal20101/26Public records requests for cost
information20101/27Postcards to County Council20101/28Communication with County Council re WIC program
privatization20101/29Interfaith Community Health Center re WIC20101/30Transit campaign2009-2010Reading Room Virtual VaultPublic service campaign electronic records1995-201867.4 megabytes (873 electronic files)Subseries CWelfare Reform Campaign Records1997-20031997-20031/31Welfare reform rally19971/32Anti corporate welfare rally19971/33Day of Action for Welfare/Workfare Justice19971/34National Jobs with Justice information on Day of
Welfare Action19971/35Welfare resources1997-19991/36Welfare in Washington State2001-20031/37Impacts of welfare reform2001Reading Room Virtual VaultWelfare reform electronic records1997-20022.52 megabytes (47 electronic files)Subseries DLiving Wage Campaigns records1996-20171996-20171/38Minimum wage1996-20021/39Paid sick and safe leave20151/40News articles - Bellingham living wage
ordinance20021/41Bellingham living wage ordinance20021/42Living wage ordinance petitions20022/1Washington State minimum wage and sick
leave2014-20162/2Living wage information and press coverage1996-2005Reading Room Virtual VaultLiving wage campaign electronic records1998-201748.3 megabytes (802 electronic files)Subseries EBig-Box Store Campaign records2004-20142004-20142/3Timeline of big-box store campaign20072/4Strategy meetings to plan against Walmart20062/5Proposed county ordinance on community impact
assessment2006-20072/6Correspondence, press reports on moratorium and size
cap2006-20072/7Bellingham ordinance regulating big-box
stores2006-20092/8Bellingham Planning Commission hearings2006-20072/9Press coverage of big-box moratorium and size
cap20062/10Press coverage of big-box moratorium in Whatcom
County, Lynden size cap2008-20092/11Press coverage of big-box revision2009-20102/12Studies of impact of big-box stores2004-20082/13Size caps and community impact ordinances2005-20062/14WinCo2008-20132/15Costco request to expand2007-20082/16Costco on Bakerview2012-20132/17Bellingham city documents on big-box
revision2009-20102/18Big-box revision letters and meeting notes2008-20102/19Ferndale Pioneer Plaza2004-20062/20Ferndale big-box moratorium2008-2012Reading Room Virtual VaultBellingham big box campaign electronic
records2006-201025.8 megabytes (742 electronic files)Reading Room Virtual VaultFerndale big box campaign electronic
records2005-201449.6 megabytes (98 electronic files)Reading Room Virtual VaultWalmart issues electronic records2004-2014125.7 megabytes (457 electronic
files)Subseries FUnion Campaigns1995-20211995-20212/21International Association of Machinists. Boeing
rally19952/22United Natural Foods (UNFI) strike2012-20132/23International Longshore and Warehouse Union and
Inlandboatmen's Union2014-20192/24Laborers Unionapproximately
20072/25Montigo Del Ray20012/26Whatcom Counseling and Psychiatric Clinic
organizing19972/27Whatcom Counseling and Psychiatric Clinic contract
campaign20002/28PeaceHealth - Services Employees International Union
(SEIU) 11992013-20172/29PeaceHealth services and cuts2012-20142/30PeaceHealth business and occupation tax20142/31Island Hospital - Services Employees International
Union (SEIU) 119920192/32Unity Care NW20192/33Grocery worker campaigns2013-20212/34Macy's workers - United Food and Commercial
Workers20182/35United Food and Commercial Workers - Bornstein
Seafoods strike19972/36Bornstein Seafoods20172/37Skagit Valley Regional Health - United Food and
Commercial Workers20122/38Walmart and health care1999-20072/39Walmart and local groceries1995-20142/40Local Walmart actions2003-20072/41Local Walmart articles1995-20052/42Walmart articles (part 1 of 2)2005-20122/43Walmart articles (part 2 of 2)2005-20122/44Walmart articles (printed)2003-20052/45OurWalmart / Making Change at Walmart2011-20173/1United Steel Workers19953/2Washington State Nurses Association2011-20133/3Staley campaign1995-19963/4St. Joseph's Hospital / PeaceHealth - Service
Employees International Union1998Reading Room Virtual VaultUnion campaign electronic records1995-2021578 megabytes (1636 electronic files)Reading Room Virtual VaultMiscellaneous union support action electronic
records2002-202026.1 megabytes (138 electronic files)Subseries GGlobal Justice campaign records1995-20161995-20163/5Whatcom global justice papers1997-20013/6Alpha Technologies1996-19973/7Geographics campaign1995-19973/8Trans-Ocean Products1998-20083/9Anti-FTAA rally (Free Trade Agreement of the
Americas)20013/10Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
(FTAA)20013/11Anti-Fast Track2001-20013/12Central America Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA)2001-20053/13Sweatshops1998-2010Reading Room Virtual VaultGlobal justice campaign electronic records1998-201665.1 megabytes (396 electronic files)Subseries HFarmworker Justice campaign records1997-20191997-20193/14Strawberry campaign19973/15Immokalee workers20073/16Taco Bell2003-20043/17Driscoll boycott2013-20153/18H-2A visas2017-20183/19Farm to Family Coalition2013Reading Room Virtual VaultFarmworker justice campaign electronic
records1997-2019368 megabytes (594 electronic files)Subseries ISingle-payer Health Care campaign records2003-20092003-20093/20Just Health Care20043/21Health care resolutions2003-20073/22United for National Health Care2005-20073/23Citizens' hearing on health care20063/24Healthcare-NOW HR 676 WIN-WIN campaign20063/25Single payer articles2004-2007Reading Room Virtual VaultCampaign for single-payer health care electronic
records2004-2009134 megabytes (927 electronic files)Subseries JRecords of other campaigns1997-20191997-20193/26Know your rights1997-20023/27Fired Arlington mill workers20063/28Leopold closing2018-20193/29Niemann's Casino20003/30Rental housing registration2014-20153/31Albertsons surveys20173/32Albertsons survey notes and analysis20173/33Albertsons petitions2016-20173/34Albertsons closure2016-20173/35Workers Rights Board1998-2000Reading Room Virtual VaultCommunity solidarity action electronic
records2000-2014159 megabytes (1334 electronic files)SERIES 3EVENT AND FUNDRAISING RECORDS1995-20201995-20203/36International Human Rights Day20033/37International Human Rights Day20053/38Grinch / Scrooge holiday parties1995-20193/39Annual fund drive1997-20024/1Fundraisers2003-20044/2AFL-CIO teach-in toolkit20054/3Jobs with Justice honoree dinners2002-20104/4Jobs with Justice movie series19974/5Retreat2010-2011OSVF223March at the Arch poster2001OSVF223Paul Robeson memorial concert poster2002Reading Room Virtual VaultEvent electronic records1998-2019173 megabytes (741 electronic files)SERIES 4JOBS WITH JUSTICE ACTION AND EVENT PHOTOGRAPHS1992-20111992-20114/6List of photographs with Jobs with Justice actions and
events 1997-201120114/7Chateau Ste. Michelle winery boycott1992-19947 color prints4/8Rallies against INS raids1997-19982 color prints4/9Protest against bombing Iraq19983 color prints4/10Rally against bombing Yugoslavia19983 color prints4/11Protest against Iraqi sanctions20011 color print4/12Anti-Bush march and rally20011 color print4/13No war with Iraq20021 color print4/14Demonstration against sanctions on Iraqapproximately
2000-20031 color print4/15International Day of Peace20062 color prints4/16Bellingham peace vigil1998-201015 color prints4/17Anti-war protests20063 color prints4/18March in Watsonville, California to support strawberry
workers organizing199713 color prints4/19Anti-corporate welfare rally outside Congressman
Metcalf's office19973 color prints4/20Skagit farmworker march19972 color prints4/21Rally for striking Bornstein workers, UFCW
4419973 color prints4/22Farmworker march in Mattawa, Washington19979 color prints4/23Forum on living wage jobs and welfare reform199726 color prints4/24Jobs with Justice Grinch party19971 color print4/25Skagit farmworker march19981 color print4/26Rally at Cornwall Park to support St. Joseph's
organizing health care givers19987 color prints4/27Skagit farmworker march19996 color prints4/28Skagit farmworker march20003 color prints4/29Pasco march to support cherry workers20005 color prints5/1Reality Check Panel on welfare reform20019 color prints5/2Tabling at MLK conference sponsored by Whatcom Human
Rights Task Force20012 color prints5/3March at Arch anti-FTAA crossborder solidarity rally,
Peace Arch Park20013 color prints5/4Skagit farmworker march Burlington to Skagit Valley
College200117 color prints5/5Workers picket at Montigo del Rey in Grandview ELIUNA
27620011 color print5/6Anti-fast track rally20011 color print5/7Skagit farmworker march200215 color prints5/8Anti-fast track rally at Bellingham Federal
Building20028 color prints5/9Jobs with Justice Grinch Party20024 color prints5/10Skagit farmworker march20039 color prints5/11"Seeing red" action to support Macy's workers UFCW
4420031 color print5/12Picket at Bellingham Taco Bell to support Immakalee farm
workers20034 color prints5/13International Human Rights Day on workers'
rights20039 color prints5/14Grinch Party at labor hall20034 color prints5/15Getting ready to present Grinch award to Building
Industry Association20031 color print5/16Taco Bell picket in Mount Vernon20041 color print5/17Taco Bell picket as part of Skagit farmworker
march20044 color prints5/18Carl Allen in persona of Woody Guthrie at Jobs with
Justice fundraiser20042 color prints5/19Bridge the Gap bannering for single-payer
healthcare20044 color prints5/20Just Healthcare Forum at Western Washington
University20049 color prints5/21Demonstration outside Bellingham Walmart20044 color prints5/22Rally in front of Walmart200420 color prints5/23Jobs with Justice Grinch party in labor hall20044 color prints5/24Skagit farmworker march20057 color prints5/25Protesting outside Ferndale meeting on Pioneer
Plaza20052 color prints5/26Showing of the film "The High Cost of Low Price" at the
labor hall20053 color prints5/27Jobs with Justice display at Bellingham Public
Library20053 color prints5/28Demonstration at Bellingham Walmart20056 color prints5/29Jobs with Justice Grinch party20052 color prints5/30Picket at Mount Vernon Goodyear store to support United
Steel Workers20068 color prints5/31Giving petition for affordable health care to Walmart
managerapproximately
2006-20072 color prints5/32Skagit farmworker march20078 color prints5/33Picketing Ebenal with LIUNA 292 at Bellingham transit
station20074 color prints5/34Big box battle group at Bellingham Municipal Court
hearing20102 color prints5/35Rallying with United Food and Commercial Workers 21
grocery workers at Bellingham Albertsons20102 color prints5/36Rally and picket outside Bellingham Rite Aid to support
ILWU warehouse workers2010-20112 color prints5/37Rally and march in Bellingham to oppose cuts to social
services20111 color print5/38Leafleting at Bellingham airport to support organizing
Transportation Security Administration workers20112 color prints5/39Canada-U.S. cross-border solidarity rally, Peace Arch
Park20112 color prints5/40We Are One bannering on I-5 overpass at Sehome with
United Food and Commercial Workers 2120111 color print5/41Take Back Your Money Day in front of Bank of America,
Bellingham20112 color prints5/42Giving support to OUR Walmart workers to Walmart manager
in Bellingham20111 color print5/43Rally to support Peace Health nurses in front of
Bellingham City Hall20111 color print5/44Rally at Intalco gates to support Machinists20112 color prints