National Archives - Page 18 of 19

Koch brothers have presence in Oregon

May 6, 2011

Georgia-Pacific has changed since it was bought in 2005 by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch.

Oregon labor leaders to Congress: End the war

May 6, 2011

A group of 13 Oregon labor leaders urge the state’s congressional delegation to the costly war in Afghanistan.

Airport screeners vote to unionize

May 6, 2011

In one of the biggest union wins in recent times, 43,000 security officers at 450 airports will be union-represented.

Pacific Northwest ‘We Are One’ rallies draw thousands

Apr 15, 2011

Attacks on public employee collective bargaining drew protests in more than 1,000 cities April 2-8.

GOP mounting attacks on unions nationwide

Apr 1, 2011

Statehouse Republicans are pushing bills to eliminate collective bargaining rights, end the prevailing wage and project labor agreements, and get rid of seniority protections.

Wisconsin governor’s union-busting ignites national backlash

Mar 18, 2011

The uprising began Feb. 11 when Republican Scott Walker proposed a law to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights.

Postal workers, customers testify before Workers’ Rights Board

Mar 4, 2011

A Workers’ Rights Board panel recommended the U.S. Postal Service hire more letter carriers and clerks.

Spirit of Madison at Oregon rallies

Mar 4, 2011

At a pair of rallies Feb. 25 and 26 in Portland and Salem, Oregonians showed solidarity with Midwest public workers.

We are all Wisconsin: Nationwide fightback on the rise

Mar 4, 2011

A new crop of Republican governors has declared war on unions, provoking the biggest showdown since Reagan fired air traffic controllers in 1981.

Voters in four states ban union ‘card-check’

Dec 3, 2010

Voters in four Republican-dominated states passed measures Nov. 2 to ban the “card check” method of unionizing. But the measures may be struck down in the courts, because they encroach on rights protected by the National Labor Relations Act.