The Oregon Labor Dispatch: March 27, 2026
- Oregon AFL-CIO
- Mar 27
- 3 min read
Curated news stories, graphics, and information for Oregon’s workers.
SUPPORT WORKERS
PCC is refusing to offer above a 1% cost-of-living adjustment for the employees that make the college run. Join the picket line or make a donation to support their fight.
Support TSA Workers
Support TSA workers who are working without pay during the government shutdown!
You can drop off donations at the PDX Airport main terminal. Items to donate include:
Non-perishable food
Household essentials
Gift cards for $25 or less for groceries or gas
JOB OPPORTUNITY
Oregon AFSCME Organizer in Training
Duration: 3-6 months
Location: Hybrid — Portland, Salem, Eugene (split time 50/50)
Compensation: $25/hr | Part time & Full time available
How to apply: Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining what you would like to
get out of this program by 5pm on March 29th. Please send materials to Odalis Aguilar at
oaguilar@oregonafscme.org with the subject line “OR AFSCME OIT 2026”
UPCOMING EVENTS
No Kings Neighbors & Labor Rally/March
March 28th at 10am
NEXT WEEKEND: Oregon labor will stand united to defend democracy. Join us at the Portland No Kings Neighbors & Labor Rally/March on March 28 at 10am.
MUST READ
March 22, 2026 | The Guardian
The efforts to roll back child labor protections at the state level, with the ultimate goal of eroding federal standards, were outlined in Project 2025, the rightwing Heritage Foundation thinktank’s controversial blueprint for more conservative government.
OREGON LABOR NEWS
March 25, 2026 | KPTV
Portland Community College says they have reached a tentative agreement with the Federation of Classified Employees (FCE) on Wednesday. The terms of the agreement, according to PCC, include a 0% cost of living adjustment for this year and 5% for 2026-27.
March 23, 2026 | OPB
The tentative deal includes across-the-board wage increases and aligns contracts across the bargaining units.
March 20, 2026 | OFNHP
...All 8 bargaining units ratified our first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with an overwhelming majority of YES votes. The total percentage of votes across all units combined was 86% yes!
FEDERAL ATTACKS
March 25, 2026 | POLITICO
Six states are likely to vote on new measures this fall that echo President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority. Republican lawmakers in Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia have put various citizenship-related amendments on the ballot.
March 24, 2026 | New York Times
“The administration sent ICE agents to airports as replacement workers. That’s like giving a person dying of pneumonia a teaspoon of cough syrup,” said Everett Kelley, the national president of A.F.G.E. “It doesn’t address the problem, and it’s not going to work.”
ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS
March 23, 2026 | Reuters
A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a new policy that would subject thousands of refugees to arrest and detention if after a year in the United States they had yet to obtain green cards.
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