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Oregon AFL-CIO

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.

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.

Bakers demand union recognition

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

The minimum will rise

2015 was a year of victories and defeats for Oregon’s working people.

Portland bans the box

Businesses will have to wait ’til after a conditional job offer to do criminal background checks.

Laborers’ Ben Nelson new Oregon AFL-CIO organizer

Nelson, a dedicated union organizer, was most recently Laborers Local 737 business manager.

Oregon Democratic Congressman Kurt Schrader turning hostile to union rights

The Oregon Democrat backs bills to diminish workers’ right to unionize or tack collective action.

Our workers’ movement must evolve

Oregon Strong Voice is one example of labor evolving to fit the times.

Union coalition gets ready for Round Two

Fair Shot will push a minimum wage and tougher laws on wage theft and racial profiling in 2016.

Oregon AFL-CIO resolves to ‘Fight for a Change’

Black Lives Matter, votes have consequences, and corporate taxes and the minimum wage must rise

ELECTED

It was Oregon governor Kate Brown who swore in newly elected AFL-CIO leaders.

Debate, but no endorsement

Brad Avakian, Richard Devlin, and Val Hoyle want labor's endorsement for Secretary of State.

Senator Jeff Merkley won’t be voting for the Trans-Pacific deal

Why? Because trade deficits have risen after virtually every trade agreement.

Biennial Oregon AFL-CIO convention will draw hundreds of unionists to Seaside

Members of Congress who voted in favor of Fast Track aren’t invited this year.

Oregon’s Central Labor Councils convert to chapters of state AFL-CIO

The restructuring comes with new staff support for local labor activity.

Union movement helps workers become citizens

The national AFL-CIO is funding citizenship clinics in Oregon.