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The master organizer behind César Chávez

Aug 16, 2016

Fred Ross believed a good union organizer should fade into the crowd while others step forward.

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Return of the Loyal Legion?

Mar 16, 2016

A SE Portland beer hall takes its name from an early 20th century union-busting group

Labor History

Oregon Labor 100 Years Ago

Jan 19, 2016

This year, twice a month we’ll reproduce the front page of a 1916 edition.

Labor History

Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished labor

Jan 13, 2016

In the end, King turned his focus to economic justice.

Labor History

Letter Carriers Branch 82 celebrates 125 years of union

Dec 15, 2015

Branch 82 maintains photos and detailed historical records dating back to its formation in 1890.

Labor History

Poet, songwriter, labor activist Joe Hill had connections to Portland

Nov 3, 2015

Don’t mourn, organize: Local activists will commemorate the 100th anniversary of his execution

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Beyond ‘Wages, Benefits and Working Conditions’

Oct 13, 2015

In post-war St. Louis, two visionary Teamsters put their union in service of the community.

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Latest trade union spy novel published to acclaim

Jul 24, 2015

Local union attorney Susan Stoner has published the fifth in her series of historical novels

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Remembering Portland Longshore’s Bloody Wednesday

Jun 30, 2015

On July 11, 1934, a train full of Portland police opened fire on a strike picketline; 4 were hit.

Labor History

A look back: Astoria’s radical immigrant labor past

Apr 1, 2015

Astoria, the U.S. oldest western settlement, was a waterfront boomtown full of radical immigrants

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