Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on New Minimum Wage Rules
(PORTLAND, OR) Following the Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) announcement today regarding new rules for Oregon’s minimum wage,...
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- May 22, 2016
- 1 min
Oregon’s CEOs Paid 327 Times Average Worker; Outsourcing Results in Even Higher Inequality
Oregon’s CEOs Paid 327 Times Average Worker; Outsourcing Results in Even Higher Inequality 2016 Executive PayWatch highlights corporate...
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- May 18, 2016
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New Report Shows TPP Is Disastrous for Working People in Oregon and Across the County
New Report Shows TPP is Disastrous for Working People in Oregon and Across the County National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and...
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- Mar 28, 2016
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Response to U.S. Supreme Court decision on Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association case
COALITION RELEASES JOINT STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION ON FRIEDRICHS VS. CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CASE...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Oregon AFL-CIO Supports BOLI Advisory Opinion on Employment Status of Uber Drivers
PORTLAND, OR – The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) released an Advisory Opinion today that finds Uber drivers are employees,...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Trans-Pacific Partnership Details Finally Released
PORTLAND, OR – The details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sweeping free trade agreement involving 40% of the global economy,...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Oregon’s Unions Are Growing, According to Bureau of Labor Statistics
Today’s release of the annual union membership numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that as the economy recovers, workers are...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Unions, Immigrant Rights Groups, Call on Obama to Tackle Immigration Now
(Portland, ORE) Standing outside of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Field Office in NW Portland, immigrants, legal...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on House Trade Vote
“The House of Representatives voted today to put the brakes on a trade deal that would’ve lowered wages for Oregonians and for working...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Oregon’s Unions Call for Fair Trade during Presidential Visit to Oregon
Portland, Ore – A crowd of over 400 union members, environmental advocates and advocates for fair trade gathered outside of the Sentinel...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Oregon’s Unions Bring Fair Trade Campaign to the Airwaves
(Portland, Ore.)—March 25, 2015 A new radio advertisement will begin to run in Oregon today with the goal of educating voters about the...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on Oregon’s New Governor
“Governor Kate Brown has a long history of standing up for working Oregonians, and for supporting our unions. She’ll bring the same...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Oregon’s Unions Oppose Fast Track
As Congress prepares to consider Trade Promotion Authority, also known as Fast Track, workers and labor leaders from around the country,...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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Statement by Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on the State of the Union Address
“President Obama presented a vision of the future last night that working families across Oregon, and the country, stand behind. His...
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- Mar 7, 2016
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UFCW Re-Affiliates with Oregon State Labor Federation, Brings 17,500 New Members
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555, a local union representing workers in Oregon and southwest Washington, re-affiliated...
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- Mar 2, 2016
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Oregon Legislature Approves Unemployment Extension for Locked Out Workers
(Salem, OR) Oregon’s Senate voted late last night to approve HB 4086, a bill designed to extend unemployment insurance to workers who...
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- Jan 12, 2016
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Eugene City Council Votes to Stand Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership
EUGENE, OR – On January 11th, the Eugene City Council voted to take a stand against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The resolution against...
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- Nov 18, 2015
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Portland City Council Holds Public Hearing on Code Change to ‘Ban the Box’
Portland, OR- Advocates, impacted community members, and small business owners testified yesterday at a public hearing held by the...
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