top of page
Search


New Podcast Episode: Building Power Through Apprenticeships
Workforce & Economy, Podcast With 45 million Americans owing a total of $1.5 trillion dollars in student debt, many people are turning to...
Dec 18, 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Workers Win: ‘Cadillac Tax’ Repealed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...
Dec 17, 20191 min read


A year of impactful change
Oregon Labor Written by Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor for the Northwest Labor Press As I look back at 2019, I find myself...
Dec 17, 20193 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...
Dec 12, 20191 min read


Renegotiating NAFTA
On Tuesday, December 10, the National AFL-CIO announced the endorsement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) after...
Dec 12, 20192 min read


Path to Power
Political Action One of the many exciting outcomes from the Oregon AFL-CIO’s 2019 Convention is the in-state launch of the National...
Dec 10, 20192 min read


Tell Congressman Schrader to Support Labor Law Reform
We have a chance to pass the Protect the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R. 2474 and, in turn, bring comprehensive labor law reform...
Dec 8, 20193 min read


2019 Holiday Gift Guide
Buying Union This holiday season, as you’re considering the perfect present for loved ones in your life, give a thought to what your...
Dec 2, 20192 min read


Airline Food Workers are Fighting Back
Collective Bargaining As profits soar for US airlines, 20,000 US airline food workers refuse to continue to accept lousy wages and...
Nov 25, 20192 min read


New Podcast Episode: Fighting for Immigrants’ Rights
Equal Rights, Workforce & Economy On this month’s episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, our monthly podcast, we talk with Denise Piza...
Nov 24, 20191 min read


Empowering Workers in the Age of Automation
Future of Work(ers), Workforce & Economy, Legislative Advocacy National AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler penned a joint op-ed with...
Nov 20, 20192 min read


Not the TriMet We Signed Up For
Collective Bargaining This article is shared from the Pamplin Media Group What happens when TriMet, an irreplaceable part of the...
Nov 19, 20192 min read


Save Apprenticeships Week
Workforce & Economy Apprenticeships are a time-honored practice of training workers to be as best prepared as possible for a career. ...
Nov 18, 20192 min read


📱 Discount for Union Members
Buying Union It is more important than ever that we stand with our strongest union employers against non-union companies. With nearly...
Nov 17, 20191 min read


Graduate Employees are Workers Too
Oregon Labor, Organizing, Collective Bargaining By Oregon AFL-CIO president Graham Trainor for the Northwest Labor Press A job is so much...
Nov 14, 20193 min read


Defending DACA
Political Action, Workforce & Economy The United States Supreme Court heard arguments this week in another attack from President Trump’s...
Nov 12, 20191 min read


New Podcast Episode: Graduate Researchers United
Collective Bargaining, Organizing The latest episode of our monthly podcast, The Voice of Oregon’s Workers focuses on Oregon Health &...
Nov 7, 20192 min read


Union-Made Thanksgiving
Buying Union Thanksgiving will be here soon, and it’s important to recognize the working people who make this holiday happen. First...
Nov 5, 20191 min read


Pronouns Matter
Equal Rights At the 2019 Oregon AFL-CIO Convention, hundreds of delegates from local unions unanimously passed a resolution that updates...
Oct 31, 20191 min read


Graduate Employees Win Tentative Agreement at University of Oregon!
Collective Bargaining After 14 hours of intensive mediation, the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, AFT Local 3544, has reached a...
Oct 30, 20191 min read

The Oregon Labor Blog
bottom of page
