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Longtime union activist Claire Syrett, who was serving her third term on the Eugene City Council, lost a Sept. 6 special recall election.

The agency says it has hired hundreds of new workers and is making a handful of changes to improve claim response times.

At Oregon’s Lines for Life, newly unionized call-takers expect a jump in call volume as the program rolls out.

Oregon’s minimum wage gets its last big increase July 1 under a 2016 law that phased in raises over six years.

Oregon labor notched mostly wins in the 2022 primary election, particularly in the races that were the highest priority.

Oregon voters have a lot of choices. This is a guide to which candidates want—and deserve—the support of union members and working people.

Oregon’s biggest and most politically active unions appear to be throwing their support behind a progressive challenger.

Two of the nine candidates running for Oregon’s new Sixth Congressional District have union endorsements, and two others have union ties.

In the Oregon governor’s race, those unions that have endorsed in the Democratic primary are lining up in support of Tina Kotek.

Of 19 GOP candidates for Oregon governor, a few have history with unions—stark opposition, or membership, but none have union endorsements.