Oregon & Washington State Labor Federations Respond to Historic Boeing Strike
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor and Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO President April Sims have issued a joint statement in...
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Jul 164 min
Oregon Semiconductor Workers at ADI Demand Safer Working Conditions, Fair Wages and Job Security as Company Vies for Millions in Public Funding
Dozens of Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) workers and supporters rallied on Tuesday to demand the semiconductor company’s influx of public...
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Jun 272 min
Oregon Minimum Wage Has Increased More Than 30% Since 2016
On July 1, Oregon’s three minimum wage levels will increase by 50 cents, bringing the hourly minimum wage to $15.95 an hour in the...
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Jun 252 min
Labor and Community Organizations Stand with Chip Workers Demanding Living Wages and Safer Working Conditions
More than a dozen ADI employees participated in the first public action semiconductor workers have taken since the CHIPS Act was passed.
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May 234 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to Election Results
Oregon Labor showed up in full force for the 2024 primary election this May 21st to help secure resounding victories for endorsed...
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Apr 262 min
Labor Leaders, Elected Officials, Faith Leaders Honor 56 Oregon Workers Who Died on the Job in 2023Â
PORTLAND & SALEM, ORE. - Local workers, officials and community members gathered at Portland Fire and Rescue Station 21 on the Eastbank...
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Mar 123 min
Oregon AFL-CIO & Environmental Advocates Applaud Passage of Offshore Wind Labor Standards Legislation
Before ending the 2024 legislative session, state lawmakers passed House Bill 4080 last week, supporting state agency work on offshore...
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Jan 243 min
National Union Membership Grew By 139,000 in 2023 as Unions & Workers Continue to Win
Yesterday the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual report on union density. The report shows that national union...
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Jan 221 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Proudly Endorses Congresswomen Bonamici and Salinas for Reelection in 2024
The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of labor unions representing over 300,000 working Oregonians and 288 affiliated local...
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Dec 18, 20232 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Endorses House Speaker Dan Rayfield for Oregon Attorney General
At the December 7, 2023 meeting of the Oregon AFL-CIO’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) Board, leaders and representatives from...
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Jul 20, 20231 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to SAG-AFTRA Strike, Pledges Support for Striking Workers
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor issued the following statement in support of striking SAG-AFTRA members As SAG-AFTRA members join...
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Jun 30, 20232 min
Oregon Unions Respond to 2023 Minimum Wage Increase
On July 1, Oregon’s three minimum wage levels will increase by 70 cents, bringing the hourly minimum wage to $15.45 an hour in the...
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May 31, 20234 min
Critical Worker Protection Legislation and Budgets Stalled by State Senate Walkout
The State Senate walkout has significantly delayed numerous bills and budgets that working Oregonians expect and need to see passed in...
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May 15, 20233 min
Legislation to Improve Workplace Safety Passes State Legislature, Heads to Governor Kotek’s Desk
SALEM, OR - Senate Bill 592A to improve the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) enforcement and investigation...
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May 8, 20232 min
Critical Workplace Safety Legislation Advances in Oregon Legislature
SALEM - Today, members of the Oregon State House Committee on Business and Labor voted to advance Senate Bill 592, a critical workplace...
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Feb 27, 20231 min
Workers at CertainTeed Roofing On Strike Against Unfair Labor Practices
Almost 60 workers at CetrainTeed roofing in Northwest Portland have been on strike since Wednesday, February 22 over unfair labor...
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Nov 9, 20222 min
Oregon AFL-CIO, the Statewide Federation of Labor Unions, Responds to Election Results
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor has released the following statement in response to the 2022 General Election results: We are at...
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Jun 30, 20221 min
Oregon’s Unions Respond To Minimum Wage Increase
Today Oregon’s minimum wage increased, impacting 108,400 workers across the state. The increase is divided into the three sections of...
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Jun 23, 20221 min
Oregon’s Unions Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Roe v. Wade
In the United States, we know that the decision of whether or when to have a child has monumental implications for women's workforce...
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Apr 24, 20225 min
Oregon’s Unions to Honor Fallen Workers on April 28 in Salem
SALEM, OR - On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of labor unions in Oregon, will honor workers who...
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