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Oregon’s Democratic and Republican state legislators may not agree on much, but their staff agree on something big: They want a union.

It took 10 weeks to get bargaining dates with Ziply Fiber, and then the company was a no-show at the first scheduled bargaining session.

Ballots will be counted May 28 to determine if a group of 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers want a union.

Plans can now go forward for a union election among roughly 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers.

Legislative aides don’t have the right to unionize after all, says Oregon’s Attorney General in objections on behalf of the Legislature.

It’s the first union of legislative staff in the country. The 110 employees work for both Democratic and Republican legislators.

Oregon legislative aides are seeking to unionize with IBEW Local 89 in what could be the first union of legislative staff in the nation.

The dispatch center will close April 11, impacting members of IBEW Local 89.

The company’s $300 million high-speed Internet rollout could spell years of work for hundreds of union linemen.

Up to 400 technicians in Oregon and Washington could join IBEW