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Affiliate CWA opposed the merger but changed its stance in June 2022 after Microsoft signed a union neutrality pledge.

Seventeen months out, it’s the earliest the federation has ever voted to endorse in a presidential election.

Republicans wanted to overturn a rule allowing ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investments in pensions.

Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.

Founded in 1998, WNBPA was the first U.S. labor union of professional women athletes. It represents all players on the 12 teams of the WNBA.

MLBPA’s affiliation comes as the national AFL-CIO is paying increased attention to sports unions, and recently created a Sports Council.

Incidents of disruptive airline passengers and abusive mass transit users have increased sharply in the past few years.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reverse its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision drew immediate opposition from national labor groups.

Liz Shuler’s re-election to her first full term as AFL-CIO president marks a historic and proud moment for the Oregon labor movement.

In 1993 U of O grad Liz Shuler went to work at Portland-based IBEW Local 125, her father’s local. Today she’s America’s top union leader.