On our June 2020 episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, we catch up with Lamar Wise, a Political Coordinator with Oregon AFSCME and an...

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the Labor Movement’s long-held conviction that no worker should be fired...

The following is a series of statements from the National AFL-CIO regarding recent action taken on police reform and other civil rights...

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on Oregon’s workforce. As of mid-May, Oregon has seen over 2.5 times...

The jobs provided by new technologies and infrastructure are necessary to reinvigorate rural Oregon's economy and ensure that the next...

The following is a statement from the Oregon AFL-CIO, Oregon’s statewide federation of labor unions, in response to the death of George...

The Oregon AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations), the statewide federation of unions representing...

In 2019, Oregon Labor took a stand. Following the betrayal by lawmakers in the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session to cut retirement benefits...

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...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted everyday life for working Oregonians. Ensuring workers on the front lines are safe on...

Oregon AFL-CIO Political Director Jess Giannettino Villatoro talks with State Senator Shemia Fagan about her experience in the...

The reality of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a “new normal” for workers everywhere. Each day, we are presented...

Each year on May 1st, rallies, protests, and demonstrations take place worldwide in celebration of working people and their continued...

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and more than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Mine Safety and...

Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor recently appeared on XRay.fm radio to discuss the Coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Oregon’s...

We cannot allow President Trump to use the COVID-19 crisis to eliminate the U.S. Postal Service as we know it. The U.S. Postal service is...

Oregon’s Unions have started mobilizing union members and talking to voters about the May 19th Primary Election. While we can’t speak to...

Many Oregonians are self-isolating to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. This is a critical step to take to give our first responders...

THE PRIMARY ELECTION SEASON IS HERE! This is our chance to elect leaders who vow to build power for working people. Oregon’s workers do...

This article appears courtesy of the AFL-CIO Blog While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks its havoc on the world's population, working people...