Politics Archives - Page 7 of 34

A union guide to Oregon’s May 21 election

May 1, 2019

Oregon’s nonpartisan school board and special district elections tend to have very low turnout — as low as 34 percent. That means even more than usual, union voters can make a difference.

Labor professor Gordon Lafer runs for school board

Feb 26, 2019

Lafer, a professor at UO’s Labor Education and Research Center, will campaign for Eugene School Board.

A night of wins for working people

Nov 13, 2018

Around the nation and in Oregon and Washington, union political efforts bore fruit on election night.

Republican operative sends counterfeit union mailings to mislead Washington voters

Oct 31, 2018

The mailers try to trick voters into writing in the names of candidates who aren’t running … to drain support from union-backed candidates who are.

A top national union leader, on the stump for Oregon Governor Kate Brown …

Oct 31, 2018

AFT national president Randi Weingarten praised the governor for preserving health care for low-income Oregonians.

A union guide to Washington’s November general election

Oct 20, 2018

With Carolyn Long running a strong campaign against incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera-Beutler, it could be an interesting election year for Southwest Washington.

Making sense of the ballot measures

Oct 20, 2018

In the next three weeks, Oregonians will vote on whether to give giant grocery companies a special immunity from taxes, while Washingtonians will vote on whether to make the state a national clean energy leader.

A union guide to Oregon’s November general election

Oct 20, 2018

All over Oregon, unions are backing scores of political candidates in competitive races. And occasionally unions split on who to back.

Questions for Kate Brown

Oct 5, 2018

Northwest Labor Press senior staff reporter Don McIntosh spoke with Oregon Governor Kate Brown about some of the issues that matter most to working people. Here’s what she said.

Oregon union members are stepping up to run for office

Oct 4, 2018

Rachel Prusak, Mike Ellison, and Christy Inskip are just three of the Oregon union members who are making first-time runs for office this year.