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Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and former Rep. Kurt Schrader requested the funding through the federal government spending bill Congress approved in December.

Dr. King’s vision of unifying economic and racial justice cannot be forgotten.

2015 could be a breakthrough year for pro-worker legislation

If ratified, 300+ workers will get 2.82% raises, and pay an extra 2% of health insurance premiums

Labor stopped the Bull Run Takeover, saved two incumbents, and sent a union rep to the state house

Soaked by high water bills, 26-156 might sound like a good idea … ’til you know the details.

A decades-old exclusion ends for nearly 2 million workers.

Unions line up in support of Occupy Wall Street as the movement explodes.

At a time when labor is under attack, delegates put aside differences to declare “We are one”

Union bargainers agree — for the first time — to give up fully-paid health coverage.