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Heart to heart with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
Oregon millworkers son Jeff Merkley is one of labor’s most reliable champions in the Senate. I visited his office to talk labor policy — and whether he’s running for president. We also talked about immigration, climate change, trade, Medicare for All, and taxing the rich and much more.
A union-busting billionaire mulls a run for president
A Seattle-area unionist has bitter memories of Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Shutting down the shutdown
In the end, it was action by aviation workers that led Trump to end the shutdown.
Trump labor bureau appointments: Still vacant
At the Labor Department, half the top jobs remain unfilled.
Federal workers are bearing the burden of the Trump shutdown
With the partial government shutdown in its third week, an estimated 800,000 federal employees are having to cope with missing paychecks.
House Democrats plan to restore ‘Labor’ to the name of the labor committee
For 25 years, the committee's name has gone back and forth when leadership changed hands between Democrats and Republicans.
Trump to appeal ruling striking down anti-union executive orders
The executive orders are aimed at weakening federal employee union representation and making it easier to fire federal employees.
Trump denounces America’s top labor leader … on Labor Day
The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
Federal judge strikes down Trump’s anti-union executive orders
The orders aimed at the federal workforce would have limited the use of “official time” by union stewards, ended progressive discipline and seniority rights, and made it easier to fire workers.
Missouri voters trounce ‘right-to-work’
The anti-union law went down by more than 2-1. Oregon unionists, acting in solidarity, were there to lend a hand.
Sinclair bid to buy Tribune collapses after ‘sham’ filing with the FCC
Unions opposed the merger because of the jobs that would be lost and because of Sinclair’s infamous record of replacing local news with national content.
Trump Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has a long history of anti-worker rulings
The DC Appeals court judge is known in Washington as a highly partisan judicial figure with a history of one-sided rulings in favor of corporations.
Supreme Court delivers blow to union movement
Ruling 5-4 in Janus vs. AFSCME, the court says union-represented public employees don’t have to pay anything to the union.
GOP lawmakers in Michigan repeal state prevailing wage
The 50-year-old law prevented contractors from driving down wages to win bids on public construction projects.
Unions denounce move by Congress to privatize Veterans Administration
Just before Memorial Day, Congress passed a law that could lead to closure of veterans hospitals and send more veterans to private doctors for care.
Bill to end tribal worker union rights fails in Senate
The vote was 55-41 to end debate, but backers needed 60 votes.
Senate bill would end union rights for Indian casino workers
Oregon Democrat Kurt Schrader joined Greg Walden and 215 other Republicans in voting for it.
U.S. Supreme Court hears the Janus case
Janus v AFSCME, about public sector union fees, is the biggest union case in a generation.
Right-to-work nation? Getting ready for Janus v AFSCME
In less than two weeks time, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the most significant labor law case in decades.
President Trump: Year 1
It’s not what presidents say or fail to say that matters most; it’s what they do or fail to do.
