Landmark law extends jobless benefits to strikers

Union leaders are celebrating the landmark win, but are also frustrated with how hard it was to pass with a 3/5 Democratic supermajority. 

Unions defend detained members as deportations escalate

The arrests sparking union attention include unauthorized immigrants, legal permanent residents and visa-holders, and even a U.S. citizen.

Trump administration says crypto is fine as a pension investment

Cryptocurrency has no inherent value and generates no income. That’s why in 2022 DOL advised retirement plans against considering it.

As session nears end, transportation workers worry for their jobs

Oregon lawmakers are weighing new taxes to pay for roads, but opponents may try to refer the bill to the ballot to try to defeat it.

New law makes it illegal to falsely pose as a union rep

House Bill 3789 responds to reports of misleading mailers and house visits by anti-union groups like the Freedom Foundation. 

Fallout from Legacy-OHSU merger sparks union wave

The merger of two of the region's largest health care providers is off, but 3,000 more workers are unionized since its announcement. 

Reed College students win first contract

Student housing advisors at Reed College got a first union contract days before they planned to picket the college’s graduation.

Multnomah County budget will lead to layoffs

The $4 billion budget approved by Multnomah County leaders for the fiscal year that starts July 1 cuts at least 100 staff positions.

Layoffs coming at Daimler’s Portland truck plant

The company is offering $55,000 buyouts as it prepares to slash production from its current 21 trucks a day to 12.

Support for unions at all-time high

Americans favor unions over big business by a record margin, according to the most recent in a series of annual surveys.

End the ICE raids now

To understand the cruelty and chaos created by many immigration actions, we don’t have to look any further than the last few weeks in LA.

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