Oregon

John Hanner wants lawmakers to know that photo radar in highway work zones could avert deaths and injuries — like the one he suffered.

Funding the Bureau of Labor and Industries is Oregon labor‘s top priority in the legislature this year. Will lawmakers deliver?

Measure 119, sponsored by UFCW Local 555, passed in November with the support of 57% of voters.

Striking workers face financial distress, and companies can use this to their advantage. SB 916 intends to even the playing field.

Funding BOLI, unemployment for strikers, and sectoral bargaining are some top labor priorities when the legislature meets Jan. 25 to June 29.

The Oregon Attorney General-elect wants advice on how to respond to possible future actions by the incoming Trump administration.

Union members have the power to decide elections … when they vote.

For their work on union jobs legislation, the legislative committee chairs each got a plaque and a spud wrench.

Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries says it’s time for lawmakers to put their money where their mouth is.

It would require cannabis businesses to submit signed labor peace agreements if they want to get or renew a license to do business in Oregon.

Oregon labor organizations saw mostly wins among endorsed political campaigns in the May 21 primary, and a number had a union background.

Oregon governor Tina Kotek announced new appointments to state advisory boards, and nominees included several figures from organized labor.

This ballot guide lists candidates who have at least one labor organization endorsing them — and who have opponents on the ballot.

Organized labor notched several legislative wins in the five-week “short session” of the Oregon Legislature that ended March 7.

Oregon lawmakers are about halfway through the 2024 “short session,” a 35-day session often referred to as a legislative sprint.

The grocery union wants repeal of self-service gas, union neutrality at cannabis businesses, and legislative and hospital reforms.

The Jodi Guetzloe Parker Legislative Champion Award recognizes state legislators who went above and beyond for the Laborers union.

Local 555’s campaign to recall Eugene state representative Paul Holvey was rejected by 89.97% of voters Oct. 3.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon’s lone Republican Congresswoman, is courting organized labor.

Longtime labor legislator Paul Holvey faces an Oct. 3 recall election in House District 8 in Eugene.