Workers Rights

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.

Will Portland be next?

Portland Specialty Bakery, which makes baked goods for Starbucks, is accused of wage and hour and sick leave violations.

A bill sponsored by Schrader won praise from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and criticism from the Labor Secretary.

Thanks to his union, IT worker Michael Hirsch was reinstated with back pay

White House raises alarm as report finds 30 million U.S. workers covered by non-compete agreements.

One year into a strike, Oregon House speaker Tina Kotek headlines the Workers Rights Board panel

Several leaders in the Oregon House and Senate say they'll consider a lower training or youth wage.

An architect of Seattle's $15 minimum wage has written a book about the surging 15 movement.

Oregon legislators passed a law that will make wage thieves tremble.

Union win in Friedrichs case depended on Justice Scalia’s death.

Clever TriMet lawyers interpret a new public sector union neutrality law in an unforeseen way.