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Jun 15, 20201 min read
SCOTUS: Major Victory for LGBTQ Workers
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Labor Movement’s long-held conviction that no worker should be fired...
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Jun 10, 20203 min read
National AFL-CIO Takes Action on Police Reform
The following is a series of statements from the National AFL-CIO regarding recent action taken on police reform and other civil rights...
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May 30, 20203 min read
Justice for George Floyd
The following is a statement from the Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon’s statewide federation of labor unions, in response to the death of George...
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May 19, 20202 min read
Oregon’s Unions Respond to 2020 Oregon Primary Election Results
The Oregon AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations), the statewide federation of unions representing...
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May 17, 20202 min read
National AFL-CIO Sues OSHA
This morning, the National AFL-CIO filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U.S. Court of Appeals to compel the Occupational...
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Mar 17, 20202 min read
Union Leaders, Advocates Call for Greater Coronavirus Protections for Oregon Workers
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor, SEIU Local 503 Executive Melissa Unger, and Alison McIntosh of the Oregon Housing Alliance...
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Mar 8, 20202 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Announces 2020 Election Endorsements
The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 workers, has announced their first round of endorsements...
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Mar 8, 20202 min read
Oregon’s Unions Call for Greater Worker Protections In Response to COVID-19
The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 working Oregonians, adopted a resolution on March 6...
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Mar 5, 20201 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Endorses State Senator Shemia Fagan for Secretary of State
PORTLAND, ORE. - The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 working Oregonians, voted to endorse...
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Feb 2, 20201 min read
Community Members Picket Congressman Kurt Schrader’s District Office Over Workers’ Rights
SALEM, ORE. - Dozens of union members held an informational picket this morning at Congressman Kurt Schrader’s district office in...
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Jan 21, 20202 min read
Oregon’s Unions Grew in 2019, But Barriers Continue to Prevent Workers from Organizing
PORTLAND, ORE. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their annual report on union membership today, and the number of Oregon...
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Jan 7, 20201 min read
Oregon’s Unions Respond to Secretary of State Lawsuit Over Clean Energy Initiatives
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor responds to a lawsuit filed against Oregon’s Secretary of State on her rejection of Initiative...
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Dec 17, 20191 min read
Workers Win: ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repealed
Working people won a major bipartisan victory this week with the permanent repeal of the “Cadillac tax.” This ill-advised and...
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Dec 12, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Statement on State Senate Negotiations Regarding Cap and Invest Policy
SALEM, ORE. - Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor issued the following statement today regarding the Oregon State Senate’s...
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Dec 12, 20192 min read
Renegotiating NAFTA
On Tuesday, December 10, the National AFL-CIO announced the endorsement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) after...
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Sep 21, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Passes PERS Accountability Resolution
In response to the anti-worker Public Employee Retirement System attack in SB 1049 and the failure to pass other key pro-worker...
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Sep 21, 20192 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Adjourns with New Officers, Renewed Mission
Seaside, Oregon – The gavel fell, adjourning the 56th Convention of the Oregon AFL-CIO today in Seaside. Over 350 delegates from every...
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Sep 21, 20192 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Takes to Streets of Warrenton and Astoria
Seaside, Oregon – Today, over 200 delegates and guests of the 56th Convention of the Oregon AFL-CIO took to the streets of Warrenton and...
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Sep 20, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Convention Takes Stance Against Timothy Nesbitt
Seaside, Oregon – Taking a strong stance against the actions of a former Oregon AFL-CIO President, today the 56th Convention of the...
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Sep 3, 20191 min read
Ballot Initiative to Reduce Self-Checkout Machines Moves Forward
Portland, Ore. –Tomorrow the Oregon AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations) will submit over 1,500...
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