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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
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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, 2019
- 1 min
Workers Win: ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repealed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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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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- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Community Members Deliver Petitions to Fred Meyer Headquarters Demanding Fair Pay for Women
PORTLAND, ORE. - Community members, worker advocates and women’s rights organizations delivered thousands of petition signatures to Fred...
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- Jul 28, 2019
- 3 min
Portland Diamond Project and Oregon AFL-CIO Finalize Historic Labor Harmony Agreement
Portland, OR – July 29, 2019 – Portland Diamond Project (PDP), the organization working to bring Major League Baseball to Portland,...
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- Jul 17, 2019
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Oregon AFL-CIO Files Ballot Initiative to Reduce Self-Checkout at Grocery Stores
PORTLAND, ORE. – Today the Oregon AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations) filed a ballot initiative...
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- Jun 28, 2019
- 2 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to 2018 Minimum Wage Increase
PORTLAND, ORE - On July 1, 270,000 working Oregonians[1] earning minimum wage will receive a raise. The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide...
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- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to 2019 Minimum Wage Increase
PORTLAND, ORE - On July 1, an estimated 253,400[1] working Oregonians earning minimum wage will receive a raise. The Oregon AFL-CIO, the...
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- Jun 19, 2019
- 1 min
Oregon AFL-CIO Condemns Trump Cruelty on Family Separation, Calls for Real Solutions
Oregon AFL-CIO Condemns Trump Cruelty on Family Separation, Calls for Real Solutions to Humanitarian Crisis At Border Statement from...
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