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As many as 4,000 student workers at UO went on strike April 28, shutting down university dining halls — and an active construction site.

Deep staffing cuts are fueling concerns that the agency is being deliberately weakened to justify privatization.

Policy bills mostly took a back seat as the legislature spent most of its time grappling with a forecasted $16 billion budget shortfall.

L&I submitted an unprecedented referral against Rotschy construction for letting a minor use dangerous equipment.

To bust their unions, Trump declared falsely that dozens of agencies — from BLM to the EPA — have national security as their core mission.

A bill in the Oregon legislature would end firings without cause, set rideshare pay standards, and make drivers eligible for paid sick leave.

Unions at the City of Portland are sounding the alarm at possible layoffs of frontline workers that could unfairly spare city managers.

After long labor dispute, Bigfoot plans to keep the striker replacements it hired and hire back strikers when positions open up.

Workers rejected a de-certification effort, and ratified a Teamsters-negotiated contract that extends their shifts to 12 hours.

The agreement covers 1,172 workers represented by PSU chapter of American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

Oregon’s May 20 election is for non-partisan board seats on school districts and other special districts. Nearly all are unpaid volunteers.

Jim Strassmaier worked to curate an archive of recorded interviews of prominent labor leaders and activists.

A stone monument commissioned by the Roosevelt High Alumni Association lists the names of alumni who lost their lives in military service.

Nick Harrington has been a member since 2004 and has worked for just about every company that’s signatory with the local.

At Oregon Tradeswomen, Thompson helped train women in the trades to speak to women and girls about careers in the skilled trades.

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