Biden calls union leaders to the White House Feb 22, 2021 Continuing a string of overtures to the labor movement, Biden announced a pro-union NLRB nominee and reversed Trump moves on apprenticeship.
Strikes disappear again in 2020 Feb 19, 2021 It looks like the 2018-2019 strike surge was a blip, not the start of a new trend. Last year there were just 8 strikes of over 1,000 workers.
A fix for America’s broken labor law Feb 17, 2021 Congress may soon consider the most game-changing pro-union legislation in 80 years. The PRO Act would restore workers’ right to unionize.
Unions and developers ally to stop BDS cuts Feb 17, 2021 City of Portland building code enforcers, facing layoff, are getting some unexpected love from the construction industry.
Taking a building trades agenda to the Oregon Capitol Feb 17, 2021 Electrician Wayne Chow, lobbying for the building trades in Salem, knows the difference a union makes, having suffered wage theft first hand.
New NLRB acting attorney backs off lawsuit against Scabby the Rat Feb 17, 2021 The previous general counsel, a management-side labor lawyer appointed by Trump, tried to muzzle Scabby the Rat as soon as he took office.
Lawmakers must put workers and communities first Feb 17, 2021 We must ensure that the Legislature will do what it takes to prioritize workplace and economic safety and security.
COVID relief bill could save distressed union pensions Feb 17, 2021 Congress’ latest COVID relief bill would also shore up declining union-sponsored multi-employer pensions and restore pension benefits.
John Sweeney, 1934-2021 Feb 17, 2021 Former national AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, who led an era of transformative change in America’s labor movement, died Feb. 1 at age 86.
Anne Feeney, 1951-2021 Feb 17, 2021 One of labor’s best-loved folk singer-songwriters, who performed on countless strike picket lines, died Feb. 3 of COVID-19.
