Analysis Unions drop back to 10.3% of workforce Feb 2, 2022 Last year’s jump in the percentage of workers who are union-represented appears to have been related to COVID.
Analysis 2021 in labor Jan 1, 2022 The year 2021 in labor: A strike wave, eye-popping wage gains in bargaining, statehouse victories. And polls say unions are popular again.
Analysis Nurse union warns staffing shortage is at crisis levels Oct 13, 2021 In one survey by Oregon Nurses Association, 60% of nurses said they’re considering leaving the profession.
Analysis Poll: Union approval at its highest level since 1965 Sep 20, 2021 In the latest Gallup poll results, 68% of Americans said they approve of unions, 28% disapprove, and 4% had no opinion.
Analysis As the nation reeled, CEO pay rose Aug 11, 2021 CEO pay increased an incredible $712,720 last year on average among S&P 500 companies, according to the latest annual report by the AFL-CIO.
Analysis July 1, the day ‘Free trade’ died Jul 14, 2021 ITC says 40 years of trade deals didn’t help much. Our assessment: They accelerated the loss of American manufacturing.
Analysis 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.
Analysis 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.
Analysis 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.
Analysis A labor movement look at the 2020 election results Nov 5, 2020 How labor-backed candidates and ballot measures fared locally and nationwide.