Union vote set for Oregon legislative aides May 4, 2021 Ballots will be counted May 28 to determine if a group of 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers want a union.
Staff at the Oregon Legislature can unionize, Board rules Apr 14, 2021 Plans can now go forward for a union election among roughly 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers.
Oregon labor legislation update Apr 14, 2021 Union-backed bills to give sick leave to construction workers and set the prevailing wage at the union rate have passed at least one chamber.
Unionist seeking House seat falls short Mar 31, 2021 Multnomah County Commission appointed Andrea Valderrama as state rep for HD 47, passing over former union president Adrienne Enghouse.
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.
