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Justice Scalia’s death may mean reprieve for public sector unions

The Friedrichs case looked like it was going to be a 5-4 vote.

Alliance for Retired Americans scores Congress for votes taken in 2014

The union retirees group gave Northwest senators a perfect score

Nation’s largest pension fund getting out of hedge funds

CalPERS is fed up with sky-high fees, unimpressive performance, and too much complexity

American Airlines agents unionize: Biggest union win in the South in decades

Workers join a 14,500-member bargaining unit represented jointly by CWA and the Teamsters

DOL awards $10.2 million grants to fight worker misclassification

Oregon will get $500,000 to crack down on employers who skirt the unemployment insurance system

Union numbers held steady in 2013

Washington is again the fourth-most union state, while Oregon drops to 12th

In second vote, Machinists narrowly ratify pact at Boeing

Workers give up their pension and make other concessions in a contract extended through 2024

National Labor College in Silver Spring, Md., will close in April

Construction debt burdened the school, to which the AFL-CIO has been contributing $5 million a year

U.S. Supreme Court hears challenge to union neutrality agreements

Several justices grill a lawyer from an anti-union group

After years of delay, Obama DOL says home care workers will get minimum wage, overtime

A decades-old exclusion ends for nearly 2 million workers.

UNITE HERE and Hyatt reach national agreement

Pact provides contracts and process for workers to join unions

Oregon AFL-CIO E-Board endorses immigration reform

A national poll shows union member support for immigration reform.

Labor campaigns for immigration overhaul

Labor to Congress: Reforms must benefit workers, not just employers.

AFL-CIO plans national campaign for immigration reform

Proposal would end “shadow economy” of illegal and exploited workers

Union members down to 11.3 percent of U.S. workforce

New York is the most unionized. Washington's #4, Oregon #9.

Merkley: Time is now to reform Senate filibuster rules

Senators Merkley and Udall say they have the votes to reform the filibuster.

Labor to Congress: Don’t fall for ‘fiscal bluff’

Sometimes a bad deal is worse than no deal.

The day the Twinkie died

Hostess Brands goes out blaming unions for its demise

In newly elected Senate, Merkley sees hope for filibuster reform

The Senate is paralyzed by filibuster. Now, some are pushing a simple reform: Let the debate begin

Voters weigh in on workers rights around the nation

Unions take stands on taxation, marriage equality