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Legislature must prioritize essential worker pay

Oregon will receive billions in federal dollars. This is an opportunity to invest in the heroic workers who kept our communities functioning.

A time for mourning and action

This year, on April 28, Oregon’s unions will observe Workers Memorial Day amidst a grim backdrop the likes unseen in our lifetime.

Working women need more than lip service this month, and every month

Over 2 million women left jobs during this “she-cession,” bringing women's labor force participation to the lowest level in over 30 years.

Lawmakers must put workers and communities first

We must ensure that the Legislature will do what it takes to prioritize workplace and economic safety and security.

January 6, 2021: We must never forget

Our democracy suffered a serious attack on January 6. We cannot ignore the lawmakers who encouraged or participated in the insurrection.

Not your father’s credit union

IBEW & United Workers credit union was developed by union trades seeking a way to invest union wages in a union-run financial institution.

Lives and livelihoods are counting on us

In the new year, let’s recommit ourselves to the struggle for justice, let’s beat the virus, and let’s rebuild by centering working people.

Working people made the difference

America’s labor movement is often the last and only line of defense for anyone who works for a living.

It’s all on the line on November 3

The economy is just a set of rules that can be rewritten. That starts with who we elect. For working people, elections make a difference.

We need on-demand drug treatment, now

Oregon ranks nearly last in the availability of drug addiction treatment for those who want it. Ballot Measure 110 would change that.

OR-OSHA: Workers are counting on you

Our state government can help us by strengthening workplace protection for COVID-19. Join us: Call on the governor and OR-OSHA to do right.

A threat to democracy

Why would the USPS—a beloved agency that's competitive with private delivery services—be the target of attacks by the Trump administration?

A Tale of Two Worlds

The world where President Trump and his allies live couldn’t be further from the world we live in. 

Allyship includes action

We must acknowledge that our institutions have been built on a foundation of racism and white supremacy that gives some people privilege, and takes it away from others based on the color of their skin.

Voting during a pandemic couldn’t be easier, or more important

Oregon labor came together last September to demand accountability for betrayals, and to recommit to changing the culture within the Democratic Party.

Lessons in a time of crisis

Oregon AFL-CIO president Graham Trainor says thinking must begin now about the plan for rebuilding our economy, communities, and workplaces in stronger, more resilient ways.

Women’s fighting spirit

The history of the Labor Movement was written by and continues to be driven by leadership and courageous actions of women.

Humbly recommitting to justice for all

The statistics highlighting workers of color being left behind, particularly Black workers, are a reminder of the work we must continue year-round. 

We need labor law reform

While every other member of the Democrat in Oregon’s Congressional delegation has signed onto the PRO Act as a co-sponsor, Congressman Kurt Schrader said he won't vote for the bill.

A year of impactful change

The organized labor movement has always been the greatest check and balance to ruthless, relentless greed.
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