Oregon/Washington Archives - Page 14 of 32

Cowlitz County commissioner cancels presentation by anti-union Freedom Foundation

Sep 13, 2017

The group was invited to make the case for opening union bargaining to the public.

Washington AFL-CIO rates state lawmakers for key 2017 votes

Aug 30, 2017

Paid family leave was a landmark win, but legislators tested anti-union bills in the GOP-held Senate.

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.

At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda in the final stretch

Jun 13, 2017

So much to do. And just three weeks to go.

At the Oregon Legislature: Labor’s agenda inches forward

May 3, 2017

Will the Oregon Legislature ban anti-union ‘right-to-work’ ordinances?

At the Oregon Legislature: A Robust Labor Agenda

Feb 28, 2017

Labor muscle helped elect many of Oregon’s legislators. Now Oregon unions are mobilizing behind an agenda of fair taxes, good jobs, and expanded protections for workers rights. Here are some recent highlights.

Oregon labor gearing up for high-stakes legislative session

Dec 14, 2016

Labor will push for transportation funding and family leave and fair workweek laws, while grappling with a $1.7 billion budget shortfall.

Housing state of emergency

Dec 1, 2016

Around Oregon, home prices and rents are soaring, and homelessness is on the rise

Measure 97 backers take their campaign to the Oregon Legislature

Nov 17, 2016

The union-backed coalition wants corporate tax transparency — and for big corporations to pay their fair share.