Northwest Labor Press

Oregon Nurses Association says a new payroll system at Providence hospitals has an unfortunate feature: It routinely underpays thousands of nurses.

Daycare workers at the Crystal Springs location of Growing Seeds went on strike in August. It quickly brought an agreement with management.

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

On Labor Day 2022, let’s renew our vows and pledge to “live in solidarity.” Then as now, “an injury to one” must remain “the concern of all.”

The Inflation Reduction Act has strong support from the American labor movement due to the benefits it includes for working people.

District Attorney Mike Schmidt is teaming up with Val Hoyle’s labor bureau to go after employers who steal from workers.

Workers have been raising safety concerns at a Portland Starbucks for years, but the company only took action days before a union election.

Graphic Packaging workers had gone without general raises since their previous contract ended Feb. 28, 2020.

After a COVID hiatus, Labor Day picnics organized by central labor councils (CLCs) are mostly back this year and are set for Monday, Sept. 5.

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The spike in new organizing activity is straining a labor board that’s already short-staffed and underfunded.