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Oregon AFL-CIO

Union ceremony remembers workers who died on the job

Sixty-six Oregon workers lost their lives to preventable accidents in 2016.

Sewer pipe scuttles Oregon AFL-CIO plan to turn HQ into worker housing

The plan, conceived last spring, was for union pension funds to finance a multi-story union-built project.

Lon Imel, 1929-2017

Imel, a unionist since 1951, headed the NW Oregon Labor Council and served as labor liaison for Congressmembers Les AuCoin and Elizabeth Furse.

At the Oregon Legislature: A Robust Labor Agenda

Labor muscle helped elect many of Oregon’s legislators. Now Oregon unions are mobilizing behind an agenda of fair taxes, good jobs, and expanded protections for workers rights. Here are some recent highlights.

Oregon labor gearing up for high-stakes legislative session

Labor will push for transportation funding and family leave and fair workweek laws, while grappling with a $1.7 billion budget shortfall.

Housing state of emergency

Around Oregon, home prices and rents are soaring, and homelessness is on the rise

Election night yields mixed scorecard for Oregon labor

Labor held the line in most races, but several losses stung.

Oregon election results

Here are the union-endorsed races in Oregon we're following on Election Night

Portland City Council passes fair scheduling resolution

The non-binding resolution encourages all Portland employers to review their scheduling practices.

All politics is local

Local action spurring statewide and eventually national change is what the labor movement is all about.

Portland: Where rent empties workers’ pockets

Evictions and rampant rent increases are left unchecked in a state that forbids rent control.

Help in a housing crisis: Oregon AFL-CIO to turn its HQ into worker housing

A new union-funded, union-built development would combine union offices with affordable housing

Oregon AFL-CIO endorses the Burgerville Workers Union

"Solidarity is a cornerstone of unionism," the resolution declares.

The union choice for Oregon Secretary of State is …

All three Democrats have close relationships with organized labor, but there ARE differences.

Oregon labor honors fallen workers

41 workers died in job-related accidents in Oregon last year.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Two state senate Dems with long ties to labor will leave office when their terms expire this year

FERC denies application for Jordan Cove LNG facility

The project – to be built under a project labor agreement – was backed by the Building Trades.

Oregon Legislature: A lot at stake for working people

Lawmakers debate minimum wage, wage theft, UI for locked-out workers, and affordable housing.

Eugene City Council votes to oppose Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

The vote follows a campaign by Oregon Strong Voice Lane County, a project of the Oregon AFL-CIO.

Governor Brown appoints two labor nominees to workers’ comp committee

Kevin Billman of UFCW and IBEW Local 48 staff attorney Diana Winther are nominees for MLAC.