Black History Month Profiles: Wilfred Arceneaux
This year, for Black History Month, we're looking at a group of leaders who are currently active in making Black history across the labor...
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- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Black History Month Profile: Kendrick Roberson
This year, for Black History Month, we're looking at a group of leaders who are currently active in making Black history across the labor...
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- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Black History Month Profile: William Lucy
This year, for Black History Month, we're looking at a group of leaders who have made Black history across the labor movement. Check back...
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- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
BIG TECH UNIONIZING
The following is a letter to the editor of the New York Times from Liz Shuler, National AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer. To the Editor: Re “A...
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- Jan 11, 2021
- 2 min
Workers First Agenda Will Build Sustainable Economy And Stronger Democracy
America’s Unions urge the Biden administration and Congress to seize this opportunity to transform the lives of working people through...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
What's New At Museums This Year? Labor Unions.
Despite the challenging environment of 2020, museum workers have scored a series of organizing victories. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Holiday Help Needed For Workers Nationwide
As workers across the country continue to face an incredibly difficult surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, looming evictions, and an unsure...
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- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
Ten 2020 Election Wins For Working People That You Should Know About
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory in this free and fair election is a win for America’s labor movement. Everywhere in every way,...
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- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules
On Thursday, November 5 the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released the weekly numbers of COVID-19 cases. At 3,542 new cases and the...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
The Toll of Neglect
For 29 years, the National AFL-CIO has drafted a national state-by-state report on annual worker safety and health titled Death on the...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Workers’ Choice for VP
Sen. Kamala Harris’ dedication to the most critical issues facing working families was on full display last night. It was a stark...
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- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Oregon's Union Members Take Action to Save the Post Office
Last week, union members and working people across Oregon took action to save the United States Postal Service, as part of the national...
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- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
Save the Postal Service
For two and a half centuries, Americans have depended on the United States Postal Service. To this day, communities nationwide rely on...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Fast for Action
Nationwide, working people are struggling to feed their families, keep a roof over their head, afford health care costs or other everyday...
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- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
Merkley Unveils Plan To Prevent Covid-19 Vaccine, Treatment Price Gouging
As millions of workers find themselves uninsured amid a global pandemic, Oregon's own U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is taking action to...
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- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
Senator Wyden Joins Oregon's Front-line Workers in Call to Pass HEROES Act
America faces a crisis on three critical fronts: a public health pandemic, an economic free fall, and long-standing structural racism....
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
We Need Stronger Workplace Safety Rules
This week, the state of Virginia adopted our country’s first Coronavirus workplace safety rules. The rule changes came as a result of...
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- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
Speaking Up for International Students
This week, the Trump administration reversed a new Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rule which targeted international students:...
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- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Workers Deserve Better. It's Time to Pass the HEROES Act
In March, when the impending reality of a global pandemic became apparent, Congress took decisive action to support working people and...
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- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
New Podcast Episode: Black Lives Matter
On our June 2020 episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, we catch up with Lamar Wise, a Political Coordinator with Oregon AFSCME and an...
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