Oregon

Our Oregon's initiative is one of at least eight with a chance to make the Oregon ballot.

Longtime union political staffer will work full-time at the state Workers Compensation Board.

‘I am not a convicted racketeer!’ Bill Sizemore declares in new federal lawsuit.

The AFL is standing by Mike Schaufler and Bob Jenson; most endorsees have no primary opponents.

The building trades back Dwight Holton for attorney general and make picks for Oregon Legislature.

A month-long session delivers no jobs program, but no big budget cuts either.

The panel advises BOLI on prevailing wage rates that apply to public construction projects.

Dozens of Kitzhaber appointees were confirmed, including including a handful important to labor.

Lawmakers will push to lessen outsourcing, put trades to work, and divest from Wall Street banks.

Nationwide, 11.8% of U.S. workers are in a union, according to the latest BLS data.

The state labor fed also issues early endorsement for labor commissioner.

Oregon’s state treasurer appears to have responded to SEIU’s appeal to bargain better terms.

Oregon is cutting hours and proposing health care cuts for $10.20 an hour home care workers.

Internet Innovation Alliance promotes broadband access throughout the state.

Local Machinist HQ is now in Gladstone, and its old office is being rehabbed as a multi-union hive.

State Rep. Val Hoyle of Eugene is named the Oregon AFL-CIO’s “Legislator of the Year.”

At Oregon AFSCME's convention, delegates approved a new media fund and a strengthened political fund.

Two bills signed March 24 will extend unemployment benefits to Oregonians still looking for work.

Several bills backed by organized labor are progressing through the legislative process. Others are still at the starting line.

Oregon AFL-CIO sponsored a March 7 “Jobs Rally” on the Oregon Capitol steps