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We Won’t Be Silenced by Attacks on Federal Workers
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor issued the following statement in response to a new executive order from the Trump administration...
Mar 281 min read
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Oregon Union Membership Growth Third Highest in Nation in 2024
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual report on union membership  yesterday. Oregon’s numbers point to...
Jan 293 min read
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Tradeswomen Build Nations 2023
The 2023 Tradeswomen Build Nations conference was held last week in Washington DC and brought together a diverse and dynamic group of...
Dec 5, 20231 min read
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The State of the Unions is Strong
Today, National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond delivered an inaugural State of the Unions address...
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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20 Quotes About The Labor Movement
Workplace organizing is happening across the country in industries never thought possible to organize. Workers are tired of being called...
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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Breaking Down The Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate on Sunday, August 7, was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday, August 12....
Aug 10, 20223 min read
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Oregon Labor Statement On Uvalde Mass Shooting
Yesterday, yet another tragic and completely preventable loss of life occurred in Uvalde, Texas. Oregon’s labor movement sends our...
May 25, 20221 min read
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Bans Off Our Bodies Protests Across Oregon
The biggest economic determinant in a woman’s life is when and if she becomes pregnant. This reality made last week’s leaked Supreme...
May 9, 20221 min read
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Oregon Labor Stands United Against SCOTUS Roe Vs. Wade Decision
The ability to access all forms of reproductive health care, including abortion, is fundamental to our freedom as Americans. By planning...
May 3, 20221 min read
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Union-Made Thanksgiving
As we celebrate Thanksgiving 2021, we continue to give thanks for all the frontline workers serving our communities, including farm...
Nov 15, 20211 min read
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74% Of Americans Support Workers On Strike. Are You One Of Them?
Right now, thousands of workers are on strike for better wages and working conditions. Seventy-four percent of Americans support...
Oct 25, 20211 min read
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Hotel Rooms Should Be Cleaned Every Day
Did you know that Hilton is using COVID-19 as an opportunity to end automatic daily housekeeping and eliminate housekeepers’ jobs? That’s...
Oct 24, 20211 min read
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What’s Budget Reconciliation?
Budget reconciliation is a special way to pass legislation and only needs a simple majority of votes in the Senate, instead of 60....
Sep 23, 20212 min read
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Oregon, Nation’s Labor Leaders Pay Tribute to Justice Ginsburg
On September 18th, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and lifelong civil and women’s rights advocate,...
Sep 20, 20211 min read
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Liz Shuler Elected To AFL-CIO President, New Chapter Of American Labor Movement
Liz Shuler, an Oregonian starting her career at IBEW Local 125, has been elected as President of the National AFL-CIO, the first woman to...
Aug 19, 20214 min read
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Executive Pay Grows as Workers Face Historic Unemployment
One of the most glaring consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the continued growth of income inequality. In Oregon, which is...
Jul 30, 20212 min read
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How The Pro Act Would’ve Changed The Amazon Organizing Landscape
Heroic Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, came together to claim their right to form a union, but antiquated federal labor law and a...
Apr 11, 20214 min read
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Frontline Workers Now Eligible For Covid-19 Vaccine In Oregon
“Frontline workers have faced an incredibly challenging set of circumstances for over a year and have made our communities and our state...
Apr 4, 20212 min read
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Women’s History Month: Women In The Trades
For the last week of Women’s History Month, we are taking a look at women working in the trades. Trade jobs are good-paying union jobs...
Mar 28, 20212 min read
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Care Work Makes All Other Work Possible
Care work is meeting the needs of others: teaching and raising the young, cooking and cleaning, caring for the elderly, and other...
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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