Workers Rights

An improperly contained cruise ship paint job resulted in paint particles floating almost a half-mile to the employee parking lot.

Washington is updating its mandatory paid sick leave program to cover construction workers who have historically missed out on the benefit.

After more than two years of problems as egregious as a $99,000 overpayment or zeroed out paid leave banks, OFNHP is speaking out.

Oregon’s minimum wage rose to $15.45 in the Portland metro area on July 1. Washington's will rise to $16.28 an hour on Jan. 1.

Washington Federation of State Employee advocated for the measure amid a multi-year legal battle against the anti-union Freedom Foundation.

A group of 10 unions say the City of Vancouver's self-insured program has too often denied injured workers’ claims.

Contractors who bid on public projects with the City of Vancouver now must verify that their subcontractors are not labor law violators.

Nearly two years after the first Starbucks store unionized, not one Starbucks location has a first union contract.

The British anti-poverty group Oxfam recently ranked 38 developed nations on worker well-being. The United States was at or near the bottom.

Workers have reported getting punched, scratched, and stabbed with pencils, and the staff vacancy rate this year hit an all-time high.

The NLRB hasn’t had this energetic of an enforcer in more than half a century. Jennifer Abruzzo is refocusing the agency on its founding goal.

What’s behind the incredible string of payroll ‘errors’ at Fred Meyer, Providence, and the State of Oregon?

Try to claw back money from paychecks without our permission? We’ll see you in court, say members of Oregon Nurses Association.

Airport contractor Bags Inc. orders wheelchair attendants to remain standing when not assisting passengers.

The Supreme Court's Glacier Northwest decision lets some employers sue for damages in strikes where products spoil.

The National Labor Relations Board determined that camp operator All Good NW fired Michael Rainey illegally.

Workers say New Seasons Market has borrowed a tactic from the anti-union playbook: improving conditions at non-union locations.

On May 15, Washington became the first state to extend unemployment insurance and paid family and medical leave to Uber and Lyft drivers.

Owner Rob Maletis withdrew union recognition after a majority of employees signed a petition that they no longer wish to be represented.

The strike started because managers told a barista to clock off and go home after she showed up to work in a union T-shirt.