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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.

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

Oregon’s Democratic and Republican state legislators may not agree on much, but their staff agree on something big: They want a union.

Ballots will be counted May 28 to determine if a group of 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers want a union.

Plans can now go forward for a union election among roughly 180 legislative assistants who work for individual Oregon lawmakers.

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.

Multnomah County Commission appointed Andrea Valderrama as state rep for HD 47, passing over former union president Adrienne Enghouse.

SB 690, a bill introduced by Oregon State Senator Chris Gorsek, would restore the right to strike for public transit workers like bus drivers.

Legislative aides don’t have the right to unionize after all, says Oregon’s Attorney General in objections on behalf of the Legislature.

The union movement will be pushing fairly modest proposals when state legislatures meet in Salem and Olympia in 2021.