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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

Instafab settles charges, offers backpay and reinstatement to strikers

Dec 9, 2016

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

Workers Rights

Portland City Council passes fair scheduling resolution

Oct 20, 2016

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

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Seattle gets ready to pass fair scheduling law

Sep 19, 2016

Will Portland be next?

Workers Rights

Union-busting bakery accused of wage theft in class-action lawsuit

Aug 8, 2016

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

Workers Rights

Oregon Democrat Kurt Schrader takes aim at Obama’s overtime rule

Jul 29, 2016

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

Workers Rights

Union wins reinstatement for Lane County IT worker fired for medical marijuana

Jun 27, 2016

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

Workers Rights

Workers increasingly shackled by non-compete agreements

May 13, 2016

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

Workers Rights

Hearing on Instafab safety record erupts in shouting match

Apr 29, 2016

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

Workers Rights

Are Oregon Democrats backtracking already on the minimum wage?

Apr 1, 2016

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

Workers Rights

The Fight for $15: The Right Wage for a Working America

Apr 1, 2016

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

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