HEROES Act: Addressing America’s Five Economic Essentials
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted everyday life for working Oregonians. Ensuring workers on the front lines are safe on...
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- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Unions Continue to Lead Response to COVID-19
The reality of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a “new normal” for workers everywhere. Each day, we are presented...
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- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
May Day 2020
Each year on May 1st, rallies, protests, and demonstrations take place worldwide in celebration of working people and their continued...
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- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Workers Memorial Day
Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and more than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Mine Safety and...
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- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Now is Not the Time for Cuts
We cannot allow President Trump to use the COVID-19 crisis to eliminate the U.S. Postal Service as we know it. The U.S. Postal service is...
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- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Wisconsin: The Case for Vote by Mail
Oregon’s Unions have started mobilizing union members and talking to voters about the May 19th Primary Election. While we can’t speak to...
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- Apr 8, 2020
- 4 min
Shame on Corporations Using COVID-19 Pandemic to Attack Workers
This article appears courtesy of the AFL-CIO Blog While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks its havoc on the world's population, working people...
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
The Unemployment Crisis Facing Working People
With a record 6.6 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, the federal government must take greater action to...
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Be Counted Today! ✅
TODAY IS APRIL 1ST, CENSUS DAY, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE YOUR CENSUS SURVEY! Self-responding to the Census is the easiest way to...
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- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
Pass The Bill...and Then Do More
Protecting workers is the only way forward. We are on the front lines of this outbreak. Late last night, the Senate unanimously passed a...
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- Mar 17, 2020
- 2 min
Working People Need a Bailout
As the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 continues to disrupt our lives and create economic uncertainty and distress for countess workers,...
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- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
First Round of 2020 Election Endorsements
The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 workers, has announced its first round of endorsements...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
Amazon's Record Speaks for Itself
Online retail giant Amazon is expanding its already sizable operations in Oregon. According to recent news coverage, the Seattle-based...
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- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19 & Working People
Coronavirus: COVID-19 is dominating the news with reports of multiple cases in Oregon, as well as panic while people stock up on supplies...
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- Feb 25, 2020
- 2 min
Trump's NLRB Attacks Oregon Worker Protection Law
Since taking office, President Trump has stacked the National Labor Relations Board with anti-worker members who have put unions and the...
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- Feb 24, 2020
- 3 min
Humbly recommitting to justice for all
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor wrote about why we must recommit to justice for all as part of our series on Black History Month....
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- Feb 17, 2020
- 3 min
Black History Month Profiles: Rev. George W. Lee
For Black History Month, we’re spotlighting various African American leaders and activists who have worked at the intersection of civil...
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- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
An Unacceptable Step Backward
When Congress passed a nearly $2 trillion tax cut for corporations and the wealthy in 2017, America’s unions warned that the obscene cost...
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- Feb 11, 2020
- 1 min
Last Minute Union-Made Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Are you looking for last-minute gifts for Valentine's Day? Why not give your valentine some union-made sweets this Feb. 14, toast your...
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- Feb 10, 2020
- 2 min
That’s What Worker Power Looks Like
In 2018, workers made headlines by walking out and striking for better wages, benefits and the respect that we all deserve as working...
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