Jess

figuring that out but some of the gains that we are potentially looking at is like incredible like I looked at the numbers yesterday of like what hopefully given like where we're at right now in the agreements like what I would hopefully get and I straight up like teared up looking at the number because it felt like such a big change, uh, in my financial status. Right.

figuring that out but some of the gains that we are potentially looking at is like incredible like I looked at the numbers yesterday of like what hopefully given like where we're at right now in the agreements like what I would hopefully get and I straight up like teared up looking at the number because it felt like such a big change, uh, in my financial status. Right.

figuring that out but some of the gains that we are potentially looking at is like incredible like I looked at the numbers yesterday of like what hopefully given like where we're at right now in the agreements like what I would hopefully get and I straight up like teared up looking at the number because it felt like such a big change, uh, in my financial status. Right.

And yesterday, like, as I said, I worked till 9 30 PM with my kids, probably because it had this like massive, like weight of, you know, this financial doom that I'm looking at somewhat lifted at the hope of the wins that we might get from this contract. So it's been incredibly hard, incredibly long, way too long. And all of it is so it's going to be so worth it. Right.

And yesterday, like, as I said, I worked till 9 30 PM with my kids, probably because it had this like massive, like weight of, you know, this financial doom that I'm looking at somewhat lifted at the hope of the wins that we might get from this contract. So it's been incredibly hard, incredibly long, way too long. And all of it is so it's going to be so worth it. Right.

And yesterday, like, as I said, I worked till 9 30 PM with my kids, probably because it had this like massive, like weight of, you know, this financial doom that I'm looking at somewhat lifted at the hope of the wins that we might get from this contract. So it's been incredibly hard, incredibly long, way too long. And all of it is so it's going to be so worth it. Right.

I hope that's something that the listeners really get that like this is hard work. But in the end, like is is the change that we are hoping for, you know?

I hope that's something that the listeners really get that like this is hard work. But in the end, like is is the change that we are hoping for, you know?

I hope that's something that the listeners really get that like this is hard work. But in the end, like is is the change that we are hoping for, you know?

Yeah, I mean... I would add that we have an Instagram, right? That's friendspdxunionnetwork. It's a mouthful, but... We'll link that in the description. Yeah, great. And then within that, if you're in Portland...

Yeah, I mean... I would add that we have an Instagram, right? That's friendspdxunionnetwork. It's a mouthful, but... We'll link that in the description. Yeah, great. And then within that, if you're in Portland...

Yeah, I mean... I would add that we have an Instagram, right? That's friendspdxunionnetwork. It's a mouthful, but... We'll link that in the description. Yeah, great. And then within that, if you're in Portland...

make sure to like follow us and like pay attention to what we're posting because we you know hopefully we do not have to get to a point in striking especially uh the place that we're at right now with our contract but in truth like we're looking at 580 days and that is quite a long time yeah and then also like if if listeners do have the ability to donate if

make sure to like follow us and like pay attention to what we're posting because we you know hopefully we do not have to get to a point in striking especially uh the place that we're at right now with our contract but in truth like we're looking at 580 days and that is quite a long time yeah and then also like if if listeners do have the ability to donate if

make sure to like follow us and like pay attention to what we're posting because we you know hopefully we do not have to get to a point in striking especially uh the place that we're at right now with our contract but in truth like we're looking at 580 days and that is quite a long time yeah and then also like if if listeners do have the ability to donate if

they could donate some funds for friends of the children, Portland, and somehow in their notes be like, I support the union. Like, I think that could also be a really interesting way to show the support that like our supporters have, like for both the work that we're doing on the youth level, but then also like in the union side of things too.

they could donate some funds for friends of the children, Portland, and somehow in their notes be like, I support the union. Like, I think that could also be a really interesting way to show the support that like our supporters have, like for both the work that we're doing on the youth level, but then also like in the union side of things too.

they could donate some funds for friends of the children, Portland, and somehow in their notes be like, I support the union. Like, I think that could also be a really interesting way to show the support that like our supporters have, like for both the work that we're doing on the youth level, but then also like in the union side of things too.

There's been a lot of like communication of like, Oh, this is really going to impact like, the development side of our organization and, like, all of the things that, like, our fundraising team is going to have to do to, like, meet these, which, again, I think that would be more true if, like, our executive director wasn't making, like... what, like, five times as much money as I am.

There's been a lot of like communication of like, Oh, this is really going to impact like, the development side of our organization and, like, all of the things that, like, our fundraising team is going to have to do to, like, meet these, which, again, I think that would be more true if, like, our executive director wasn't making, like... what, like, five times as much money as I am.