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Oregon public employee unions drop corporate tax transparency initiative to focus on defensive ballot fights

Jul 12, 2018

To unite business and labor against a pair of anti-tax measures, governor Kate Brown brokers a stand-down on a union-backed initiative.

Oregon 2018 primary results, labor union edition

May 16, 2018

Oregon labor unions backed 55 candidates in 41 contested races in the May 15 primary. Here’s how they fared.

Oregon governor Kate Brown nominates unionists to boards

May 15, 2018

Former IBEW Local 48 business manager Keith Edwards will join the TriMet Board.

A guide to Oregon’s May 2018 primary

May 4, 2018

A union-focused look at the primary ballot, plus interviews with Val Hoyle and with five union-endorsed candidates for Portland City Council.

Questions for Labor Commissioner Candidate Val Hoyle

May 3, 2018

Hoyle talked about why she’s running, and what the labor bureau needs: More enforcers.

Democrats meet organized labor

Apr 17, 2018

Democratic Party of Oregon’s Labor Caucus drew 160 to a four-hour event educating Democrats about labor.

Oregon’s 2018 Legislative Session: Small gains, big misses

Mar 13, 2018

This year, like almost every year, the most important bills that might have benefited working people died in the majority-Democratic Oregon Senate.

Oregon AFL-CIO issues May primary recommendations

Mar 13, 2018

Kurt Schrader and Peter DeFazio weren’t on the list.

How union members could take charge of Democratic and Republican parties

Feb 27, 2018

Precinct Committee People play big roles behind the scenes, yet hardly anyone wants to be one.

Audacious bills. Short timeline. And a big ‘if.’

Jan 16, 2018

In the Oregon Legislature’s “short” session starting Feb. 5, state lawmakers could pass affordable housing, paid family leave, and a “cap-and-invest” system to limit greenhouse gases.