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In Memoriam

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.
Oregon

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

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.
Oregon

Housing state of emergency

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

Election night yields mixed scorecard for Oregon labor

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

Oregon election results

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

Portland City Council passes fair scheduling resolution

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

All politics is local

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

Portland: Where rent empties workers’ pockets

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

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
Union Organizing

Oregon AFL-CIO endorses the Burgerville Workers Union

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

The union choice for Oregon Secretary of State is …

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

Oregon labor honors fallen workers

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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

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

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

Oregon Legislature: A lot at stake for working people

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

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.
Worker safety

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.
Trade

Union retirees speak against proposed TPP trade deal

In Oregon, U.S Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio say they will oppose the TPP.
Union Organizing

Bakers demand union recognition

At an industrial bakery in Gresham, low-wage workers want a union.
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