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Oregon Building Trades Council announces endorsements for November election

Constructions unions back Ballot Measure 98 to fund career and technical education in high schools.

Local labor union members are running for public office

In city, county, state and federal races, some have a fighting chance, while others are long shots.

A union electrician runs for the Oregon legislature

5 Questions for Oregon House Candidate Ray Lister.

Support for TPP costs Gov. Kate Brown endorsement from Oregon Machinists

Gov. Kate Brown’s support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has cost her an endorsement from the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League (MNPL), the political arm...

Sen. Jeff Merkley calls for national motor-voter

Just as Oregon led the nation as the first state to recognize Labor Day as a holiday, the United States should follow Oregon’s lead...

Wyden: Democrats ‘feeling very, very good’ about fall elections

At the state building trades convention, Oregon's senior U.S. Senator talked Trump, trade, and the trouble with union pensions

No to Hillary OR Trump, says Painters Local 10

Unanimously passed resolution denounces Democrats, Republicans, “or any party of the bosses.”

Washington Primary: Round One in battle over control of the state

Washington’s “top two” primary once again delivered strange results as ballots were counted following the Aug. 2 vote.

Oregon Working Families Party challenges free-trader Ron Wyden

After losing thousands to Bernie supporters, the party won back enough registrants to keep its ballot line.

Labor sees possible gains in Washington’s Aug. 2 primary

Ballots are due Aug. 2 in Washington’s primary, where the top two candidates go on to November, regardless of party.

AFL-CIO rates Washington state lawmakers after low-energy session

Labor's expectations were low for Washington's 2016 legislative session, and those expectations were met.

To stay afloat, Oregon Working Families Party needs more voters by August

The labor-backed political party gave up its own members to help Bernie Sanders’ revolution.

Labor’s Oregon primary scorecard

2016 Oregon primary: For the local labor movement, it was a good night.

The union choice for Oregon Secretary of State is …

All three Democrats have close relationships with organized labor, but there ARE differences.

Unionist Amanda Schroeder wants to fight for East Multnomah County

The candidate for Multnomah County Commission is looking to succeed Diane McKeel.

Bernie Sanders: “Nobody who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty.”

Sanders said real change comes from below, like fast food workers who strike for $15 an hour.

Union candidate drops out of Oregon House race … after McDonald’s franchise owner gets leader support

By Don McIntosh, Associate editor In our March 18 issue, in a story about union members who are running for office, I reported that nurses union...

Oregon union members running for office

Eight Oregon Labor Candidate School grads are first-time candidates this year

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Two state senate Dems with long ties to labor will leave office when their terms expire this year

Portland-area labor unions weigh in on May 17 primary races

NOLC and AFSCME decide not to take sides between Wheeler and Bailey for mayor.

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