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Donald Trump
National
Judges order reinstatement of fired federal workers
Tens of thousands of federal workers were illegally fired during their probationary period under orders from the Trump administration.
National
DOGE: Too many labor mediators?
FMCS helps avert strikes by sending mediators to shuttle between union and employer negotiators when talks break down.
National
Chavez-DeRemer walks back support for PRO Act
President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, a former Oregon Congresswoman, won’t push a minimum wage increase either.
National
Federal worker purge hits the Northwest hard
Trump’s mass firing of probationary employees is hitting workers who fight forest fires and maintain the power grid.
Jobs
Judge tosses Biden order on project labor agreements
So far, President Trump has left in place the Biden order requiring PLAs on federal construction projects.
National
Dock workers reach agreement ahead of strike
Leaders of the International Longshore Association say support from president-elect Donald Trump made the difference.
National
Trump taps Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary
Oregon’s pro-labor Republican lost her seat in the House. Now she’ll go to the Senate for a cabinet confirmation hearing.
National
AFL-CIO ad campaign pushes Harris-Walz to union members
The national AFL-CIO will spend over $1 million on digital and streaming ads in seven “battleground” states to help elect Kamala Harris.
National
Trump to Elon: Fire strikers
In an online interview with Elon Musk, former president Donald Trump chortled at the idea of firing striking workers.
National
Teamster leader addresses Republican convention
O’Brien was on stage at Trump’s invitation, and thanked Trump for having the backbone to open the convention doors to a Teamster.
National
Four years of Trump: The record speaks for itself
He pledged to rewrite NAFTA, invest $1 trillion in infrastructure, and slash taxes for the rich. Now there's a 4-year record to judge him by.
Trade
AFL-CIO endorses Trump’s revised re-write of NAFTA trade treaty
For the first time in a generation, NAFTA is getting a re-write, and even America’s premier trade union federation has endorsed the final draft.
National
Trump names Eugene Scalia as his pick for new Labor Secretary
AFL-CIO blasts the choice — a former WalMart lawyer and son of union nemesis Antonin Scalia.
Trade
Trump’s new NAFTA: Is America’s trade policy at a crossroads?
When Portland Congressman Earl Blumenauer learned he’d be the new chair of a House trade subcommittee, the first call he made was to Oregon AFL-CIO president Tom Chamberlain.
Workers Rights
Trump appointee wants to ban Scabby the Rat
Standing 25 feet tall, with scary red eyes and yellow fangs, Scabby the Rat is a union hero and an eye-catching sign of a labor dispute.
National
Shutting down the shutdown
In the end, it was action by aviation workers that led Trump to end the shutdown.
Union Organizing
THE REST OF THE STORY: A look back at some of the stories we reported in 2018 … and what happened afterward
Updates on the union campaigns at Precision Castparts, New Seasons, and Reed College, plus President Trump's "infrastructure Neverland"
National
Trump to appeal ruling striking down anti-union executive orders
The executive orders are aimed at weakening federal employee union representation and making it easier to fire federal employees.
National
Trump denounces America’s top labor leader … on Labor Day
The tweet was in reaction to an appearance on Fox News Sunday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
