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Labor legislator Paul Holvey faces recall backed by UFCW Local 555

Jun 2, 2023

The effort comes after Holvey stymied UFCW’s priority legislation, a bill to require cannabis companies to sign labor peace agreements.

Oregon

Lawmakers end Oregon’s lowest-in-nation OSHA penalties

May 17, 2023

A bill to toughen OSHA penalties is on its way to Governor Kotek’s desk after committee room drama and a failed GOP attempt to gut the bill. 

Oregon

Labor-backed bills moving forward in the Oregon Legislature

Apr 20, 2023

A number of labor-backed bills in the Oregon Legislature have good chances of becoming law, including one to increase Oregon OSHA’s fines.

Oregon

Labor to lawmakers: Workers’ lives matter

Mar 2, 2023

Oregon OSHA has the lowest fines in the nation: The average for a fatal accident is $1,077. Oregon labor wants that to change.

Oregon/Washington

Taking a pro-worker agenda to our state capitols

Feb 2, 2023

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington have big plans to help working people in this year’s legislative sessions.

Oregon

Oregon Legislature passes pro-worker laws in short session

Mar 17, 2022

Highlights include overtime protections for farm and bakery workers, $600 checks to essential workers, and $200 million for apprenticeships.

Oregon

Oregon House debates farmworker overtime

Feb 16, 2022

Oregon agricultural workers could join the rest of the workforce in receiving overtime pay under a proposal in the legislature.

Oregon

Oregon bill would end last-minute overtime in bakeries

Feb 16, 2022

Workers at the Nabisco Portland bakery currently face discipline for refusing to work extra shifts, even when notified at the last minute.

Oregon

An early look at Oregon labor’s 2022 legislative agenda

Jan 19, 2022

The Oregon Legislature’s “short session” begins Feb. 1 and ends by March 10. As ever, Oregon labor will promote a set of pro-worker bills.

Oregon

How working people and unions fared in the 2021 session of the Oregon Legislature

Jun 30, 2021

This year as always, Oregon labor unions asked lawmakers to make life better for working people in big and small ways.

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