Oregon/Washington

During the 2022 election season, union backing was the decisive factor in hard-fought competitions like the race for Oregon governor.

Communicating with members, turning out volunteers, contributing to campaigns ... labor organizations had a real impact on election night.

The campaign submitted enough signatures to the Coos County Clerk’s office to hold a recall election for two Bay Area Health District board members.

Tina Kotek has appeared at union meetings and alongside numerous labor allies in the days leading up to the election.

This ballot guide lists candidates who have at least one labor organization endorsing them and who have opponents on the ballot.

As House speaker for nine years, Democratic candidate for governor Tina Kotek delivered landmark union-backed legislation year after year.

Christina Stephenson says heightening BOLI’s wage theft enforcement will be a top priority if she’s elected as labor commissioner.

Decisions to close a psychiatric ward and hire a CEO previously convicted of fraud sparked community outrage.

Filling Betsy Johnson’s former seat with a solid unionist would be a big win for labor advocates in Oregon.

Longtime union activist Claire Syrett, who was serving her third term on the Eugene City Council, lost a Sept. 6 special recall election.

Every labor-backed candidate in SW Washington’s Aug. 2 primary will advance to the general election, and two ballot measures were approved.

The agency says it has hired hundreds of new workers and is making a handful of changes to improve claim response times.

At Oregon's Lines for Life, newly unionized call-takers expect a jump in call volume as the program rolls out.

This union-focused ballot guide for Southwest Washington keeps it simple: It only lists candidates who have at least one union endorsement.

Oregon’s minimum wage gets its last big increase July 1 under a 2016 law that phased in raises over six years.

Oregon labor notched mostly wins in the 2022 primary election, particularly in the races that were the highest priority.

Oregon voters have a lot of choices. This is a guide to which candidates want—and deserve—the support of union members and working people.

Oregon's biggest and most politically active unions appear to be throwing their support behind a progressive challenger.

Two of the nine candidates running for Oregon's new Sixth Congressional District have union endorsements, and two others have union ties.

In the Oregon governor's race, those unions that have endorsed in the Democratic primary are lining up in support of Tina Kotek.