Oregon Oregon AFL-CIO prioritizes bills for 35-day legislative session Feb 5, 2014 Labor backs crackdown on large employers cutting hours to evade Obamacare requirement.
Politics Kitzhaber’s Grand Bargain: Pension cuts for retired Oregon schoolteachers, tax cuts for wealthy business owners Oct 16, 2013 In special session, Oregon lawmakers cut $4.9 billion in pension benefits, $500M in business taxes
Oregon Unions see results in 2013 legislative session Jul 16, 2013 Lawmakers barred public union-busting, closed prevailing wage loophole, funded infrastructure
Politics 2013 shaping up to be an active legislative session for Oregon labor May 1, 2013 Lawmakers pass a bill barring public sector union-busting.
Portland Sick leave ordinance goes before Portland City Council Jan 29, 2013 Commissioner Fritz takes lead on workers rights advance that would impact 2 in 5 Portland workers.
Oregon Labor readies agenda for the 2013 Oregon Legislature Jan 15, 2013 On the agenda: Columbia River Crossing, public sector union-busting, prevailing wage, and PERS.
Jobs Oregon State Capitol becomes Niketown for a day Dec 26, 2012 Building trades and the Oregon AFL-CIO support the tax method freeze for big companies.
Comment Fighting fringe agendas Mar 14, 2012 Last month, a few legislators tried to use the short session to advance their fringe agendas.
Oregon Oregon Legislature closes 2012 session after small-scale reforms Mar 7, 2012 A month-long session delivers no jobs program, but no big budget cuts either.
Oregon Jobs will again top labor agenda at Oregon Legislature Jan 31, 2012 Lawmakers will push to lessen outsourcing, put trades to work, and divest from Wall Street banks.