Oregon/Washington Archives - Page 2 of 26

In Oregon’s May 2021 election, unions and labor councils got active in races for school boards, and won nearly three in four.

Bills to give farm workers the right to overtime pay and create a COVID-19 workers’ comp presumption look likely to pass.

Union-backed bills to give sick leave to construction workers and set the prevailing wage at the union rate have passed at least one chamber.

Oregon’s May 2021 special election is about who will lead our schools. Ballots will be mailed April 28 and are due back May 18.

Multnomah County Commission appointed Andrea Valderrama as state rep for HD 47, passing over former union president Adrienne Enghouse.

Kaiser Permanente nurse Adrienne Enghouse, former president of OFNHP, is one of three candidates being considered for the vacancy.

SB 690, a bill introduced by Oregon State Senator Chris Gorsek, would restore the right to strike for public transit workers like bus drivers.

The union movement will be pushing fairly modest proposals when state legislatures meet in Salem and Olympia in 2021.

Firefighter Dacia Grayber is a union true-believer with the work ethic of a super-volunteer and the courage to confront any adversity.

The Oregon Supreme Court say lawmakers can cut benefits going forward, just not benefits employees have already earned.