It has been no secret that the stakes for this year’s Secretary of State’s race are high. At a time when President Trump and Republican...

To say that 2020 has been a difficult year for working Oregonians would be an overwhelming understatement. The last several months have...

Over the last six months, working people have been faced with the global COVID-19 pandemic, a subsequent economic free-fall, and...

Over the past 72 hours, dozens of wildfires have quickly spread across Oregon, impacting our communities statewide. Yesterday, Governor...

Without a doubt, the COVD-19 pandemic has drastically changed the lives of working people. Months ago when the pandemic first began,...

Last week, union members and working people across Oregon took action to save the United States Postal Service, as part of the national...

The Oregon AFL-CIO is a statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 workers. These endorsements were finalized on Thursday,...

For two and a half centuries, Americans have depended on the United States Postal Service. To this day, communities nationwide rely on...

America faces a crisis on three critical fronts: a public health pandemic, an economic free fall, and long-standing structural racism....

Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor recently appeared on Willamette Wake Up to discuss the rule development process Oregon’s...

This week, the state of Virginia adopted our country’s first Coronavirus workplace safety rules. The rule changes came as a result of...

This summer, LERC and the Oregon AFL-CIO are taking advantage of Zoom to bring national experts and labor leaders to Oregon union...

On Wednesday, July 1st approximately 146,303 workers will receive a raise when Oregon’s minimum wage increases. While Oregon’s Labor...

As COVID-19 cases are on the rise across Oregon, some businesses are lobbying Oregon’s elected leaders for immunity from being held...

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on Oregon’s workforce. As of mid-May, Oregon has seen over 2.5 times...

The jobs provided by new technologies and infrastructure are necessary to reinvigorate rural Oregon's economy and ensure that the next...

In 2019, Oregon Labor took a stand. Following the betrayal by lawmakers in the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session to cut retirement benefits...

Oregon AFL-CIO Political Director Jess Giannettino Villatoro talks with State Senator Shemia Fagan about her experience in the...

The reality of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a “new normal” for workers everywhere. Each day, we are presented...

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and more than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Mine Safety and...