Comment Protecting Oregon’s rural workers Jun 13, 2017 Oregon’s Legislature just passed a law that will prevent cities and counties from trying to pass anti-union “right-to-work” legislation.
Comment Investing in transportation will benefit working people May 16, 2017 To tackle potholes and congestion, Oregon Legislature needs to hear from union members about a proposed $8.2 billion transportation package.
Comment GOP Congressman Greg Walden moves further to the right Apr 19, 2017 Twenty years ago, when Greg Walden was in the Oregon Legislature, he was viewed as a moderate Republican.
Comment It’s time for rent stabilization. Support House Bill 2004 Mar 16, 2017 Oregon’s low inventory of housing has given landlords an unbridled opportunity to reap large profits at the expense of working people.
Comment What we see today in the streets is an insurgency of epic proportions Feb 14, 2017 If this grassroots movement can be maintained and grow, the 2018 election will bring change.
Comment GOP ramping up to dismantle the labor movement Jan 17, 2017 Every one of us has an obligation to fight as hard as we can, to get off the couch and activate and agitate.
Comment To our union volunteers: Thank You! Nov 15, 2016 Volunteers from more than 30 Oregon unions knocked on 100,000 doors, made 260,000 phone calls, and handed out 2,800 worksite fliers.
Comment Dennis Richardson is too extreme for Oregon Oct 18, 2016 Richardson has been an outspoken opponent of a working people’s agenda.
Comment Ballot Measure 97: It’s time Sep 19, 2016 By Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain Last Friday afternoon my commute to Salem from the Oregon AFL-CIO office in Portland was an hour and forty-five minutes. In other words, I had 105 minutes to either
Comment All politics is local Aug 16, 2016 Local action spurring statewide and eventually national change is what the labor movement is all about.