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On the first episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers of 2020, we sat down with A.J. Mendoza, President of Communications Workers of...
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- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Oregon Womxn Labor Leaders
Did you know that 52% of workers covered by union contracts in Oregon are womxn and womxn comprise majorities in many unions? Despite...
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- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
Oregon’s Unions Grew in 2019, But Barriers Continue to Prevent Workers from Organizing
Oregon Labor, Workforce & Economy The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual report on union membership today, and the...
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- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Remembering Robert Blanche
Oregon Labor Oregon’s Union Movement is saddened by the loss of former Portland SAG-AFTRA President Robert Blanche, who passed away on...
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- Dec 18, 2019
- 1 min
New Podcast Episode: Building Power Through Apprenticeships
Workforce & Economy, Podcast With 45 million Americans owing a total of $1.5 trillion dollars in student debt, many people are turning to...
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- Dec 17, 2019
- 3 min
A year of impactful change
Oregon Labor Written by Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor for the Northwest Labor Press As I look back at 2019, I find myself...
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- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
Path to Power
Political Action One of the many exciting outcomes from the Oregon AFL-CIO’s 2019 Convention is the in-state launch of the National...
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- Nov 24, 2019
- 1 min
New Podcast Episode: Fighting for Immigrants’ Rights
Equal Rights, Workforce & Economy On this month’s episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, our monthly podcast, we talk with Denise Piza...
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- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
Not the TriMet We Signed Up For
Collective Bargaining This article is shared from the Pamplin Media Group What happens when TriMet, an irreplaceable part of the...
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- Nov 14, 2019
- 3 min
Graduate Employees are Workers Too
Oregon Labor, Organizing, Collective Bargaining By Oregon AFL-CIO president Graham Trainor for the Northwest Labor Press A job is so much...
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- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
New Podcast Episode: Graduate Researchers United
Collective Bargaining, Organizing The latest episode of our monthly podcast, The Voice of Oregon’s Workers focuses on Oregon Health &...
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- Oct 31, 2019
- 1 min
Pronouns Matter
Equal Rights At the 2019 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention, hundreds of delegates from local unions unanimously passed a resolution that updates...
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- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Graduate Employees Win Tentative Agreement at University of Oregon!
Collective Bargaining After 14 hours of intensive mediation, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, AFT Local 3544, has reached a...
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- Oct 30, 2019
- 1 min
Interview with Oregon AFL-CIO President on KMUZ
Oregon Labor Bob Rossi (retired CWA member) interviews Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor with a discussion of the state of the...
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- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
2019 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Wrap Up
The Northwest Labor Press has published a comprehensive overview of the 56th convention of the Oregon AFL-CIO, including the transition...
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- Oct 19, 2019
- 1 min
Legislators who sold us out on PERS don’t merit our support
Legislative Advocacy, Political Action Oregon AFSCME Executive Director Stacy Chamberlain has published a blistering guest opinion in The...
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- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
Thank you. Now let’s get to work!
Oregon Labor This article originally appeared in the Northwest Labor Press I am humbled and honored to serve Oregon workers as your new...
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- Oct 16, 2019
- 4 min
The Organizer
Oregon Labor This article was originally posted to Oregon Business The newly elected president of the Oregon AFL-CIO shares insight into...
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- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Ratification at Fred Meyer
Organizing, Collective Bargaining By now you’ve hopefully heard the news: The workers at Fred Meyer have ratified a new contract by a...
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