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Oregon AFL-CIO
Union democracy
Union nurse appointed to number two spot in Oregon AFL-CIO
Sarina Roher is a Kaiser Permanente RN and executive secretary of the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP).
Worker safety
Lawmakers end Oregon’s lowest-in-nation OSHA penalties
A bill to toughen OSHA penalties is on its way to Governor Kotek’s desk after committee room drama and a failed GOP attempt to gut the bill.
Oregon
Local unions. Local politics.
Want to show union solidarity? Consider voting in school board races. Local elections affect communities and the workers that live there.
Oregon
Bill says demolition is public work too
SB 594 would add demolition and hazardous waste removal to the requirement that prevailing wage be paid on public construction projects.
Comment
Lawmakers must center workers
Oregon workers are geared up to make real progress during this year's in-person legislative session, which kicked off on January 17.
Comment
2023: New Year, New Worker Protections
Several key laws championed by the Oregon labor movement went into effect this month, affirming Oregon's reputation of being "Union Strong."
People
Labor commisioner picks deputy straight out of the house of labor
Oregon AFL-CIO political and legislative director Jessica Giannettino Villatoro will serve as deputy to incoming BOLI Commissioner Christina Stephenson.
Union democracy
New leader sworn in at Oregon AFL-CIO
Aida Aranda was unopposed for secretary-treasurer at the Dec. 8 meeting of the union federation’s Executive Board.
Comment
2022: The year of the worker?
This year has seen working people and their unions more central to the mainstream national narrative than in quite some time.
Comment
Never bet against the workers
The American labor movement was the difference-maker in countless races and our nation, and democracy, will be better off for it.
Oregon
Kotek embraces labor support in final election push
Tina Kotek has appeared at union meetings and alongside numerous labor allies in the days leading up to the election.
Comment
The road to a pro-worker future
Here's why the 2022 General Election is perhaps the most consequential for working people in recent memory.
Union democracy
Christy O’Neill leaves Oregon AFL-CIO
AFSCME Local 2619 member Christy O’Neill resigned as secretary-treasurer of the Oregon AFL-CIO at the Sept. 7 meeting of its executive board.
Comment
Tina Kotek: The Real Deal for Workers
The only way for Oregon to continue to be a national leader for workers’ rights is by electing Tina Kotek this November.
Comment
A Senate win for Oregon workers
The Inflation Reduction Act has strong support from the American labor movement due to the benefits it includes for working people.
Comment
Heat/smoke rules must be defended
As we saw with the heat wave in June 2021, human lives are on the line, and it is absolutely critical that we have strong rules in place.
Comment
A proud moment for Oregon labor
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.
Comment
Reproductive justice is a labor issue
As the Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe v. Wade, the labor community has a responsibility to stand up and fight back.
National
Homecoming for Liz Shuler
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.
Union democracy
2022 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Report
The March 18-20 Oregon AFL-CIO convention was the first since the pandemic, and the first union event at the Hyatt Regency Portland.
