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Jeff Merkley
National
Merkley backs Chavez-DeRemer for labor secretary
No date has been set yet for a Senate confirmation hearing.
Analysis
FTC takes on hedge fund landlords
Would-be homebuyers are increasingly losing bidding wars to large investors. Senator Jeff Merkley wants to rein in hedge fund landlords.
People
PERSONNEL REPORT
Staff changes at OPEIU Local 11, Oregon AFSCME, Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon Building Trades, and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley's office.
National
Biden: ‘Let’s finish the job’
Three Oregon union members were guests at Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address, which featured heckling and off-script engagement.
National
Major Senate Breakthrough
A greatly scaled down Build Back Better bill will still spur climate jobs, cut drug prices, and limit corporate tax avoidance.
National
Bill would end tax benefits for union busting
A bill in Congress would end an unintentional tax benefit for corporations that try to stop their employees from unionizing.
Politics
Senators to CEO Schultz: Stop your union-busting
Starbucks’ boss says only nonunion stores will get raises. Lawmakers called him out for his attempts to dissuade unionizing.
Green Jobs
Daimler: The future of Freightliner is electric
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley got a look at Daimler's new electric trucks on a visit to a Swan Island electric fueling station .
National
Questions for Senator Merkley
With Democrats now in charge of the Senate, Oregon’s Jeff Merkley could help pass major pro-worker legislation. We spoke by phone Jan. 28.
National
Jeff Merkley talks COVID-19
The U.S. Senator says even the $2 trillion package Congress just passed won't be enough to deal with the economic implosion.
Worker safety
Merkley, Bonamici want to ban asbestos
The Centers for Disease Control reports that asbestos-related deaths are on the rise.
Worker safety
Time to ban asbestos? Merkley and Bonamici think so
Decades after asbestos insulation was banned, the fibers are still in many legal products in America.
Workers Rights
Unions, allies, march for jobs on 50th anniversary of March on Washington
Rallies were held simultaneously around the country
National
Merkley: Time is now to reform Senate filibuster rules
Senators Merkley and Udall say they have the votes to reform the filibuster.
Oregon/Washington
Oregon AFL-CIO gears up for biennial convention
A Sept. 26-28 meeting of the state labor federation will draw some of the state's top political figures.
Trade
Congress could vote on Korea, Colombia, Panama deals in July
The NAFTA-style treaties would add to the trade deficit and make outsourcing easier.
National
Senators to NLRB: Don’t cave to GOP pressure on Boeing
Ten U.S. senators in asking the National Labor Relations Board to ignore political pressure.
