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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.

Labor highlights from the 2017 Oregon Legislature

Aug 1, 2017

Lawmakers passed landmark labor laws, but dropped the ball on tax fairness and housing.

Labor may go to the Oregon ballot on tax reform and workers rights

Jun 13, 2017

Oregon’s biggest unions are laying the groundwork for initiatives on the 2018 ballot — in case this year’s Democratic-led Oregon Legislature doesn’t deliver.