Oregon/Washington Archives - Page 20 of 32

A labor union look at the ballot in Washington

Oct 15, 2014

WSLC wants a pro-worker majority to retake the state senate

Fund schools, not tests: Portland teachers sponsor family fun in Pioneer Square

Oct 8, 2014

Teachers unions are throwing a party with free pumpkins, face-painting … and standardized tests.

DOL awards $10.2 million grants to fight worker misclassification

Sep 29, 2014

Oregon will get $500,000 to crack down on employers who skirt the unemployment insurance system

A senator for the working class

Sep 17, 2014

In his first 6-year term, Jeff Merkley has proven to be one of organized labor’s closest allies

Unionist runs for seat in Oregon Legislature

Aug 12, 2014

Scott Mills of Painters Local 1094 challenges GOP incumbent Vic Gilliam in south Clackamas County

Marijuana legalization heading for the Oregon ballot, with likely union support

Jul 1, 2014

Meanwhile, paid petitioners go on strike at competing legalization campaign

Washington State Labor Council issues political endorsements

Jun 30, 2014

State labor federation backs challenger to SW Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler

Washington AFL-CIO scores legislators for 2014 session

May 13, 2014

DC-style gridlock afflicted the state capitol in Olympia this year

‘Right-to-work’ initiative dropped

Mar 6, 2014

Sponsors of two anti-union initiative petitions — including a so-called right-to-work measure for public employees — have agreed to withdraw their measures aimed at the Oregon ballot in November. In exchange, a labor-backed coalition that

State to include apprenticeships in education goals

Mar 5, 2014

Apprenticeships, left out earlier, will be counted as a post-secondary credential by the state