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Workers Rights
Union coalition says it’s time to restore legal rights for workers and consumers
Companies are increasingly insisting that workers and consumers waive their legal rights through arbitration clauses.
Trump-pardoned felon will raise anti-union funds
Far-right culture warrior Dinesh D’Souza will headline a $115-a-plate fundraiser for the Freedom Foundation.
Trump moves to slash federal workers’ union rights
New executive orders speed the firing of federal workers, slash the use of paid union time to defend them, and mandate the renegotiation of union contracts.
Portland City Council approves resolution on the rights of Uber drivers
A city bureau has six months to come up with a proposal for a City oversight body focused on wages, dispute resolution, and other issues.
AFL-CIO calls on Portland to give Uber drivers a voice
Commissioner Nick Fish says an ordinance to set up a driver "Wage Board" will get May 24 hearing.
Bill to end tribal worker union rights fails in Senate
The vote was 55-41 to end debate, but backers needed 60 votes.
ATU v TriMet: 5-year legal case starts over after state Supreme Court ruling
TriMet, a public transit agency, has spent a bundle to keep the public out of its meetings.
Senate bill would end union rights for Indian casino workers
Oregon Democrat Kurt Schrader joined Greg Walden and 215 other Republicans in voting for it.
Burgerville continues to fire pro-union workers
Otherwise exemplary pro-union workers are being fired for what appear like trivial pretexts.
Major escalation: Burgerville Workers Union now calling on consumers to boycott the company
The company has refused to meet with their union, and has now fired as many as six union supporters.
Meet the “anti-union” organizers
Freedom Foundation is showing up at workplaces and knocking on doors in Washington and Oregon to try to talk workers out of paying union dues.
Trump NLRB majority moves fast to reverse Obama-era decisions
In just three months, the new Board has reversed major gains.
Trump NLRB majority puts Machinists election win at Precision Castparts back in legal limbo
The ruling has national ramifications, but whether the welders can unionize is again up to the Seattle NLRB office.
Precision Castparts still refusing to recognize Machinist union
The company hopes a new Trump-appointed NLRB majority will vindicate its lawlessness.
Trump cabinet nominee Andy Puzder headlines Portland fundraiser for union-busting group
Freedom Foundation is attacking Laborers Local 483 and others.
Burgerville workers wage one-store Labor Day strike for holiday pay
It's the latest action by the Burgerville Workers Union, which has been campaigning for affordable health benefits and a $5 an hour raise.
TriMet Lift driver fired for answering the call of nature
Portlander Teressa Stevens was fired Aug. 21 from her job as a driver for TriMet LIFT — for urinating in a parking lot.
Nonunion concrete contractor gets prison sentence in wage fraud case
Caught violating prevailing wage, he lied to investigators about repaying the money — and offered money to employees to lie and say he'd paid them.
Lawsuit says nonunion ODOT contractor tolerated severe sex and racial harassment
The lawsuit against Ross Island Bridge contractor Abhe & Svoboda seeks a jury trial in federal district court.
Burgerville pays $10,000 to settle wage and hour violations
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found that the company willfully failed to give workers meal and rest breaks as required by law.
