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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.

Unions in 2020: membership is down, but share of workforce is up

Jan 22, 2021

Union members continue to out-earn nonunion workers—19.4% more, on average. And Oregon now ties with California as the 7th most unionized.

2020 in review

Dec 30, 2020

As chronicled in the Northwest Labor Press, here are some of the year’s most important developments for organized labor and working people.

A labor movement look at the 2020 election results

Nov 5, 2020

How labor-backed candidates and ballot measures fared locally and nationwide.

Gallup poll shows public approval of unions growing

Sep 16, 2020

This year, 65% of respondents said they approve, tying with 2003 and 1999 as the highest levels in the last 53 years.

Nationwide strike wave continued in 2019

Feb 11, 2020

The strike wave that began in 2018 continued in 2019, according to the annual work stoppages report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Union membership continues decline

Feb 5, 2020

Union membership dropped in 2019 to 14,574,000, down 170,000 (0.2%) from 2018, according to the latest annual report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Union members also dropped as a percentage of the workforce

2019 in review

Jan 2, 2020

As chronicled in the Northwest Labor Press, here are some of the year’s most important developments for labor and working people.

In Oregon, having a union at work means an extra $4,701 a year, and better benefits

Mar 13, 2019

A new report from the University of Oregon’s Labor Education and Research Center finds that Oregon workers covered by a union contract earn 11 percent more than non-union workers.

The latest figures on union membership

Jan 29, 2019

The latest BLS report shows Washington as the nation’s third most-unionized, while Oregon is tied for #11.