ATU fights to save apprenticeship, and win back the right to strike Feb 4, 2021 SB 690, a bill introduced by Oregon State Senator Chris Gorsek, would restore the right to strike for public transit workers like bus drivers.
Oregon Justice Department says legislative workers can’t unionize Jan 12, 2021 Legislative aides don’t have the right to unionize after all, says Oregon’s Attorney General in objections on behalf of the Legislature.
Labor prepares 2021 state legislative agendas Dec 30, 2020 The union movement will be pushing fairly modest proposals when state legislatures meet in Salem and Olympia in 2021.
Oregon legislative staffers unionize with IBEW 89 Dec 16, 2020 It’s the first union of legislative staff in the country. The 110 employees work for both Democratic and Republican legislators.
A union for Oregon legislative staff? Dec 2, 2020 Oregon legislative aides are seeking to unionize with IBEW Local 89 in what could be the first union of legislative staff in the nation.
Telling labor’s story to lawmakers Mar 4, 2020 For a day, there were more union construction workers than legislators in the State Capitol building.
Lawmaking season in Oregon and Washington Feb 5, 2020 Oregon and Washington lawmakers have begun their 2020 “short” sessions. Thought timelines are short, labor is still calling on lawmakers to deliver.
How working people and unions fared in the 2019 session of the Oregon Legislature Jul 3, 2019 Lawmakers passed paid family leave and boosted school budgets, but also cut public worker compensation and punted on climate.
We must not forget Oregon Democrats’ betrayal on PERS Jun 18, 2019 Organized labor should hold accountable those who side with a corporate capitalist agenda at the expense of workers.
Oregon lawmakers vote to cut public employee retirement contributions Jun 6, 2019 Democrats led the charge to divert up to 2.5 percent of public worker pay to shore up PERS.
