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Workers Rights

Workers’ rights are human rights. They don’t come from laws — they come from being human. In the Workers Rights section, we report on the right to organize and bargain collectively, the right to a decent standard of living, and the right to be treated fairly and with dignity.

Workers Rights

Trump cabinet nominee Andy Puzder headlines Portland fundraiser for union-busting group

Oct 3, 2017

Freedom Foundation is attacking Laborers Local 483 and others.

Workers Rights

Burgerville workers wage one-store Labor Day strike for holiday pay

Sep 5, 2017

It’s the latest action by the Burgerville Workers Union, which has been campaigning for affordable health benefits and a $5 an hour raise.

Workers Rights

TriMet Lift driver fired for answering the call of nature

Aug 30, 2017

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

Workers Rights

Nonunion concrete contractor gets prison sentence in wage fraud case

Aug 1, 2017

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.

Workers Rights

Lawsuit says nonunion ODOT contractor tolerated severe sex and racial harassment

Jul 25, 2017

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

Workers Rights

Burgerville pays $10,000 to settle wage and hour violations

Jul 6, 2017

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

Workers Rights

Oregon Supreme Court hears TriMet case

Jul 5, 2017

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

Workers Rights

Fair Work Week: Oregon will be the first state to curb schedule abuses

Jun 29, 2017

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

Workers Rights

Former Trump nominee Andy Puzder to speak at anti-union fundraiser in Portland

Jun 5, 2017

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

National

‘Right to work’ coming to the public sector

May 16, 2017

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

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