Workers Rights

Portlander Teressa Stevens was fired Aug. 21 from her job as a driver for TriMet LIFT — for urinating in a parking lot.

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.

The lawsuit against Ross Island Bridge contractor Abhe & Svoboda seeks a jury trial in federal district court.

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries found that the company willfully failed to give workers meal and rest breaks as required by law.

The public transit agency wants to keep union negotiations closed to the public.

A new law will give retail, hospitality and food service workers predictable schedules — and extra pay when schedules change at the last minute.

Puzder dropped out as nominee for labor secretary, and lost his job as CEO.

A Supreme Court ruling that ‘fair share’ fees are unconstitutional is likely 6 to 13 months away.

The bill would erode the 40-hour work week by making it cheaper for employers to require long hours.

A new complaint says a contractor, Veolia North America, broke federal labor law.

The lawsuit against Portland Specialty Baking will still go forward.

Iowa strips public worker collective bargaining rights, but right-to-work fails in New Hampshire.

Missouri follows close on the heels of Kentucky, and a right-to-work bill in Congress would bar any requirement to pay union dues nationwide.

Tiernan, former chair of the Oregon Republican Party, is a labor relations consultant who helped rid a Berkeley grocery of its union.

Kentucky on Jan. 7 became the 27th "right to work" state. Missouri will be next, and maybe even New Hampshire.

A vocal leader of the campaign to unionize the Burgerville fast food chain has been suspended without pay since Jan. 6 — ostensibly for...

The three-year legal saga of a local union-busting paint contractor shows how weak U.S. labor law can be.

180,000 Oregon factory workers can now earn time-and-a-half twice.

The strike by a minority of Instafab workers is now in its 22nd month.

The non-binding resolution encourages all Portland employers to review their scheduling practices.