The Oregon Labor Dispatch: April 10, 2026
- Oregon AFL-CIO
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Curated news stories, graphics, and information for Oregon’s workers.
SUPPORT WORKERS
PeaceHealth Southwest professional workers, represented by OFNHP, are fighting for a fair first contract. Watch their bargaining update videos here.
Support a wall-to-wall union project and submit public comment in surpport of the NXTClean Fuels project. After nearly 6 years of permitting, this should be the last public process for our final permit approval.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 23 Virtual at 6pm
This training will give participants tools for practical safety skills, identifying and documenting law enforcement/opposition provocateurs and de-escalation strategies. Sign up here.
April 28 in Portland and Salem
Save the date for our annual memorial to honor 38 workers from across the state who lost their lives while performing their jobs in 2025. RSVP for the Portland event here and for the Salem event here.
International Workers' Day/May Day
May 1
It's time to take our power back! Workers will rally across Oregon on May 1, with PCUN's annual rally in Salem and actions in Portland. Keep an eye out for updates from PCUN and find Portland event info here.
MUST READ
April 9, 2026 | Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed eight bills into law Thursday defending immigrant rights as the Trump administration ramps up federal immigration enforcement.
OREGON LABOR NEWS
April 5, 2026 | KATU
Portland State University’s Board of Trustees met on Friday as the university worked to close what administrators describe as a structural budget deficit, with potential cuts and a tuition increase under consideration.
April 8, 2026 | Oregonian
Portland State University’s Board of Trustees met on Friday as the university worked to close what administrators describe as a structural budget deficit, with potential cuts and a tuition increase under consideration.
FEDERAL ATTACKS
April 8, 2026 | AFL-CIO
This week President Trump threatened a genocide in Iran before announcing a ceasefire hours later. Trump’s warmongering has already killed thousands in Iran and is bringing devastation at home too. Millions of working class Iranians live in the U.S., and every working class person is affected by the social, political, and economic impacts of war.
April 8, 2026 | CBS
The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families.
ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS
April 8, 2026 | AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO is proud to introduce our first class of Labor and Immigration Policy fellows. While the fellows come from different parts of the country, different unions and different sectors, they all share one thing in common—they are all on the front lines of building the labor movement through organizing and defending immigrant workers.
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