Oregon/Washington Archives - Page 11 of 32

New Oregon law bars massive rent increases

Mar 13, 2019

Landlords can no longer raise rent more than 7 percent plus inflation.

Labor professor Gordon Lafer runs for school board

Feb 26, 2019

Lafer, a professor at UO’s Labor Education and Research Center, will campaign for Eugene School Board.

Isn’t it about time for a budget bump for BOLI?

Jan 30, 2019

Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries has half the staff it had two decades ago, and newly installed commissioner Val Hoyle says it’s time to restore funding.

What’s at stake for working people in the 2019 Oregon Legislature

Jan 30, 2019

Majority Democrats have some big agenda items in the 2019 Oregon Legislature, including a carbon cap, renters rights, and revenue reform.

Washington AFL-CIO will push the Democrats on pro-worker agenda

Jan 15, 2019

Last November’s election resulted in stronger majorities of pro-labor Democrats in the 2019 legislative session that began Jan. 14.

At BOLI, a labor champion takes the reins

Jan 14, 2019

Newly installed Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle has had lifelong ties to the union movement, and named several labor figures to her staff.

Republican operative sends counterfeit union mailings to mislead Washington voters

Oct 31, 2018

The mailers try to trick voters into writing in the names of candidates who aren’t running … to drain support from union-backed candidates who are.

A top national union leader, on the stump for Oregon Governor Kate Brown …

Oct 31, 2018

AFT national president Randi Weingarten praised the governor for preserving health care for low-income Oregonians.

A union guide to Washington’s November general election

Oct 20, 2018

With Carolyn Long running a strong campaign against incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera-Beutler, it could be an interesting election year for Southwest Washington.

Making sense of the ballot measures

Oct 20, 2018

In the next three weeks, Oregonians will vote on whether to give giant grocery companies a special immunity from taxes, while Washingtonians will vote on whether to make the state a national clean energy leader.