November 2016 - nwLaborPress

Buying union means voting with your dollars for enterprises that pay your fellow workers a living wage with benefits.

Irwin was there when the library unionized in 1974, and when it joined Multnomah County in 1990.

The union-backed coalition wants corporate tax transparency — and for big corporations to pay their fair share.

Voters passed sick leave, raised minimum wage, taxed the rich, and said no to right-to-work.

Labor held the line in most races, but several losses stung.

All 12 statewide candidates backed by the Washington State Labor Council won office, and every one of its endorsed measures passed.

Trump’s win – supported by a third of union members, could lead to tax cuts for the rich and a national Right-to-Work law.

Volunteers from more than 30 Oregon unions knocked on 100,000 doors, made 260,000 phone calls, and handed out 2,800 worksite fliers.

Dan Mahr, a former Working America field rep, succeeds Ed Hall as labor liaison for Oregon’s junior U.S. senator.

Sakuma Brothers agreed to recognize and bargain with a farmworkers union.