The Oregon Labor Dispatch: October 16, 2025
- Oregon AFL-CIO
- Oct 16
- 3 min read
Curated news stories, graphics, and information for Oregon’s workers.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Oct. 18
On October 18, millions of working class people are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people. Since June, the Trump administration’s authoritarian actions have ramped up, with the deployment of national guard troops to California, D.C., and Oregon. The Oregon AFL-CIO is sponsoring six marches across Oregon.
OFNHP members at Kaiser are fighting for the future of care and safe staffing and are on strike this week. Sign up to help support them on the strike line and donate to their hardship fund.
📖 MUST READ
Oct. 15, 2025 | NW Labor Press
Read Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor’s latest piece in the Northwest Labor Press.
Oct. 15, 2025 | OPB
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut extended temporary rulings blocking the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying members of the National Guard to Portland.
🏔️ OREGON LABOR NEWS
About 4,000 nurses and skilled medical professionals at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Oregon and Southwest Washington are on strike this week.
Oct. 13, 2025 | Jefferson Public Radio
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor under Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, formerly a representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district, changed what workers under the federal H-2A agricultural program earn in hourly wages.
Oct. 12, 2025 | Oregonians
Oregon’s jobless rate has been climbing steadily for more than two years, inching up to 5.0% amid a historic wave of layoffs among big employers and a general cooling off in the state’s labor market.
⚠️FEDERAL ATTACKS
Oct. 15, 2025 | Reuters
A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to halt mass layoffs during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal.
Oct. 15, 2025 | Politico
The Senate rejected a GOP-led funding bill for the ninth time Wednesday, all but guaranteeing the shutdown will stretch into next week, at least. Senators voted 51-44 on the stopgap, which would fund the government through Nov. 21.
Oct. 15, 2025 | The New York Times
President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum significantly expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.
🚨ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS
Oct. 6, 2025 | WS
Trump’s ongoing mass deportation operation continues to target citizens and residents alike, provoking mass anger across the United States.
🫱🏼🫲🏽 THE LABOR MOVEMENT
Oct. 15, 2025 | AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO launched today the “Workers First Initiative on AI,” the first comprehensive labor movement agenda establishing principles on artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
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