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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: May 8, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
May 138 min read
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Building Hope for Women at Coffee Creek
Three Oregon building trades unions are doing vital work to organize within the correctional system and help build agency and power for...
May 122 min read
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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: May 1, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
May 57 min read
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Student Workers at the University of Oregon are on Strike!
On April 28, student workers at the University of Oregon (UOSW-UAW) went on strike , the first strike on campus in 11 years. Â These...
Apr 291 min read
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Workers Memorial Day: Oregon Labor, Elected Officials, and State Agencies Recommitted to Fighting for Safe Workplaces for All
On Monday, over 100 workers, community members, faith leaders, and elected officials, including Governor Tina Kotek, attended Workers...
Apr 292 min read
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Sara Nelson, AFA-CWA National President, to Headline 2025 Oregon Labor Organizing Summit
We are excited to announce that Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson will join us at the Oregon AFL-CIO's 2025...
Apr 231 min read
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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: April 17, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
Apr 236 min read
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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: April 10, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
Apr 117 min read
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Take Action: Upcoming Solidarity Calendar Events To Attend
On March 31, U.S. Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor for over 25 hours, decrying the state of our nation under the new...
Apr 24 min read
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2025 Oregon Labor Organizing Summit
We know that when unions are strong, Oregon is strong. With so much uncertainty in the world today, one thing remains certain: Unions...
Apr 11 min read
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We Won’t Be Silenced by Attacks on Federal Workers
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor issued the following statement in response to a new executive order from the Trump administration...
Mar 281 min read
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Workers Memorial Day 2025: Honoring 45 Lives Lost in 2024
Workers Memorial Day is observed annually on April 28, commemorating the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA),...
Mar 281 min read
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Oregon Senate Passes SB 916 to Extend Unemployment to Striking Workers
SALEM, ORE. - Today, the Oregon State Senate voted 16 to 12 to pass Senate Bill 916 , which would lift the current ban against striking...
Mar 201 min read
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How to Fight Attacks on the Working Class
News of threats to working class Americans is constantly flooding our inboxes and social media feeds — cuts to Medicaid, mass layoffs of...
Mar 192 min read
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5 Women from Oregon’s Labor History You Should Know
The 1970 - 1971 AFL-CIO Oregon Executive Board, including its only female member Nellie Fox-Edwards. Credit: OHS Research Library, MSS...
Mar 142 min read
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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: March 13, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
Mar 138 min read
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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: March 6, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
Mar 107 min read
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Senate Bill 916 to Extend Unemployment to Striking Workers Passes Out of Committee
SB 916, which would lift the prohibition against striking workers applying for Unemployment Insurance, passed out of the Senate Committee...
Mar 61 min read
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The Oregon Labor Dispatch: February 27, 2025
The Oregon Labor Dispatch is a weekly email and blog series designed to keep Oregon’s workers informed of the latest news about unions,...
Mar 39 min read
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Oregon Unions Flood the Capital: Oregon AFL-CIO Lobby Day 2025
On Tuesday, February 25 nearly 200 union members from every sector of our economy and from throughout Oregon gathered in Salem for the...
Feb 262 min read
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