Recent News

FBI Probing U.S. Officials And Massey, Owner Of W. Va. Mine Where 29 Died
Deadlock is Ending on Labor Board
AFL-CIO taking hard look at candidates seeking endorsement
Workshare program reaching its limits
Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low; health care, lack of opportunity, inflation to blame
Musicians seek 'fair' share
Northwest Senators Play Role In Health Care Bill's Passage
Oregon joins in national day of action against the insurance industry
Insurance Premiums outpace wages 4 to 1
AFSCME corrections officers help kids put a finger on safety
Feel like you're not getting ahead? New data shows that most families aren't
New Green Jobs Heading to Oregon
Health Care Abroad: The Myth
Lake Oswego letter carrier lets us in on what’s really happening to the USPS budget
Why we call ourselves the Family of Labor
Union members among those rallying for Real healthcare reform
Senate Protects workers who opt out of non work related meetings - local coverage
Oregon, 3 other states, see no rise in coercion in majority sign up campaigns
Employee Free Choice Act alive and well and key legislators consider compromises
From Employee of the Month to Scapegoat - All for Supporting a Union
US House Ways and Means Chair Says 'No' to Taxing Health Benefits
New data shows workers do want a union; Employee Free Choice Act needed to give more workers the chance
Illinois study debunks corporate claims, shows Majority Sign Up doesn’t Lead to worker intimidation
Congress considers paid parental leave for federal employees
Partisan Ruling Against FedEx Workers Denies Them Right to Bargain
Apollo Alliance Launches Ad Campaign to Keep Green Jobs in the US
Wal-Mart Execs - Increased Union Activity Directly Led to Increased Mandatory Meetings
Seamen say union training helped them fight off priates
When state agencies use BETC everyone loses - except big banks and corporations
Video - Employee Free Choice Act vs. Wall Street Greed
Paid Family Leave - Why it Affects You
Obama, Biden Plan to Extend Right to Collectively Bargain to All Fire Fighters and Public Safety Officers
Sen. Kerry Tells Hometown Paper Employee Free Choice Act Won't Hurt Small Businesses
Joe Biden Discusses Rebuilding the Middle Class
Obama Signs First Bill into Law, Workers' Rights a Clear Priority
A United Labor Movement?
Make Work Pay
Oregonians Miss Out on Economic Gains
Jobs We Can't Afford to Turn Our Backs On
Let the Workers Decide
Detroit's Death Would Devestate Middle Class
Automaker Downfall Could Cost Millions of Jobs
Free trade with Colombia is high on Bush's agenda
Jobless claims rocket to 7-year high
Amidst Wallstreet Bailouts, US Automakers Struggle for Government Aid
Labor Has High Hopes For New President
Union Voters Overwhelmingly Support Obama
Oregonians Still Say "No Way" To Bill Sizemore
AFL-CIO President Eager To Get Oregonians 'Back to Work'
Respected Pollster Calls Smith's Chances "Slim"
California Newspaper Highlights Gordon Smith's Elitism
Smith's Attempts to Distance from Bush Aren't Working
New York Times Appalled by McCain-Palin Campaign
Outlook Endorses Greg Matthews in State House District 50
Oregonian Rejects Sizemore's Measure 64
Halsey Mill Workers Rally for Contract with Support from Jeff Merkley
Portland Development Comission Signs First Contract!
Unions Protest the Terminator at Smith Fundraiser
Associated Press Criticizes McCain Campaign for Lies
Unions Mobilize to Help Merkley
Salem Resident Supporting Merkley and the Employee Free Choice Act
Gordon Smith Tip-Toes Away from Republican Controversy
LERC Director Champions Employee Free Choice Act
American Rights at Work To Launch New Ad
The Truth Behind Ads Attacking Workers, Candidates
Smith Highlights Position on Iraq....When it's Convenient
Anti-Worker Front Groups Resort to Bigotry, Stereotyping in Anti-Union Ads
Smith Named Biggest "Loser" in Local Newspaper
Anti-union forces scaring Oregonians about majority signup
Sizemore operation faces new forgery allegations