June 19, 2026 - NW Labor Press

The U.S. House passed a bill June 9 that would be the most significant reform to U.S. labor law in generations.

The trust fund is set to be depleted by late 2032, but don’t let anyone tell you that means Social Security won’t be around when you need it.

At the AFL-CIO's 30th national convention in Minneapolis, delegates re-elected leaders and pledged to add 2 million union members by 2032.

Players union interim director Bruce Meyer explains the wide MLB-union divide.

Defying an anti-union campaign, they voted 2-to-1 to join AFSCME Local 1790.

The announcement came one week after Local 7901 announced that 59 of the company’s 102 workers had signed a union petition.

Following a 48-6 vote, 62 workers at Student Transportation of America in Lake Oswego are joining Teamsters Local 206.

An effort by the Portland branch of Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to unionize the downtown Portland Muji store failed 14-16.

In recent years more than 60 workers a year in Washington and 20 workers a year in Oregon have suffered serious harm from heat.

A city ballot initiative campaign to add 400 more police officers needs to raise 40,437 valid signatures by July 6.

Cory DePoppe ran unopposed to be business manager of Plasterers Local 82, succeeds Kent Sickles, who retired May 1.