Oregon Labor Candidate School Archives

A union guide to Oregon’s May 21 election

May 1, 2019

Oregon’s nonpartisan school board and special district elections tend to have very low turnout — as low as 34 percent. That means even more than usual, union voters can make a difference.

Oregon union members are stepping up to run for office

Oct 4, 2018

Rachel Prusak, Mike Ellison, and Christy Inskip are just three of the Oregon union members who are making first-time runs for office this year.

Wanted: labor union members interested in running for office

Sep 5, 2018

The application deadline is Sept. 14 for the next session of the Oregon Labor Candidate School, a free one-Saturday-a-month course in the mechanics of political campaigns.

Union members are running for office

Mar 14, 2018

Tired of waiting for politicians to deliver? With help from Oregon Labor Candidate School, union members are running for office themselves.

Local labor union members are running for public office

Oct 18, 2016

In city, county, state and federal races, some have a fighting chance, while others are long shots.

Oregon union members running for office

Mar 15, 2016

Eight Oregon Labor Candidate School grads are first-time candidates this year

Most labor-backed candidates win office in Oregon special election

May 20, 2015

Of the 4 unionists on the May 19 ballot who went to Oregon Labor Candidates School, 3 won office

Electing labor’s own

Apr 29, 2015

Four rank-and-file union members are vying for public office in Oregon’s May 2015 ballot

Worker advocate Kyle Allen runs for Hillsboro City Council

Oct 15, 2014

The Working America field operations director is a graduate of the Oregon Labor Candidate School

Union-backed candidates, measures do well in May primary

Jun 5, 2013

Six graduates of the Oregon Labor Candidates School won election in May