Ep. 4: Portland Unemployed Workers Council

This week we go (virtually!) to Portland to talk to two industry veterans, Venu Mattraw and Jad Mansour, who are organizers of that city's nascent Unemployed Workers Council, which builds on the tradition of similar councils that sprung up during the Great Depression. You can read a little about the historical councils here or here, and you can find Portland's on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or reach out via email at uwcpdx at protonmail dot com. There are also councils that have emerged in the Bay Area and Pittsburgh (probably more!).

We spend some time talking about how the bar and restaurant world has formed our politics but if you want to skip to the part of the chat about the council specifically, that starts at 31:45. Also, here's the New Yorker article Venu mentions and is well worth the read (don't let the headline depress you): The Case For Letting the Restaurant Industry Die. 

As always you can reach out at mondaysoffpod at gmail dot com.