Northwest Labor Press

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

Half the unions that backed Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council four years ago are now endorsing her challenger, Vadim Mozyrsky.

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.

Of 19 GOP candidates for Oregon governor, a few have history with unions—stark opposition, or membership, but none have union endorsements.

In the race for the top Multnomah County elected seat, all eyes are on the most visible crisis facing the county: homelessness.

SEIU Local 503 member Micki Varney says serving as a steward was good preparation for her public service as a Salem City Councilor.

Union shipyard workers in Portland and Seattle will decide April 28 whether to approve a new tentative agreement with employer Vigor Marine.

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, have voted 2,654 to 2,131 to join the brand-new grassroots Amazon Labor Union.

Privately-insured and self-insured employers are rejecting worker comp claims at a greater rate than the state-chartered non-profit SAIF.