New Podcast Episode: Black Lives Matter
On our June 2020 episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, we catch up with Lamar Wise, a Political Coordinator with Oregon AFSCME and an...
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May 12, 20202 min read
HEROES Act: Addressing America’s Five Economic Essentials
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically disrupted everyday life for working Oregonians. Ensuring workers on the front lines are safe on...
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May 10, 20203 min read
Unions Continue to Lead Response to COVID-19
The reality of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a “new normal” for workers everywhere. Each day, we are presented...
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Apr 28, 20202 min read
May Day 2020
Each year on May 1st, rallies, protests, and demonstrations take place worldwide in celebration of working people and their continued...
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Apr 27, 20202 min read
Workers Memorial Day
Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and more than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Mine Safety and...
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Apr 13, 20201 min read
Now is Not the Time for Cuts
We cannot allow President Trump to use the COVID-19 crisis to eliminate the U.S. Postal Service as we know it. The U.S. Postal service is...
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Apr 8, 20202 min read
Wisconsin: The Case for Vote by Mail
Oregon’s Unions have started mobilizing union members and talking to voters about the May 19th Primary Election. While we can’t speak to...
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Apr 8, 20204 min read
Shame on Corporations Using COVID-19 Pandemic to Attack Workers
This article appears courtesy of the AFL-CIO Blog While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks its havoc on the world's population, working people...
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Apr 1, 20201 min read
The Unemployment Crisis Facing Working People
With a record 6.6 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, the federal government must take greater action to...
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Mar 31, 20202 min read
Be Counted Today! ✅
TODAY IS APRIL 1ST, CENSUS DAY, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE YOUR CENSUS SURVEY! Self-responding to the Census is the easiest way to...
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Mar 25, 20202 min read
Pass The Bill...and Then Do More
Protecting workers is the only way forward. We are on the front lines of this outbreak. Late last night, the Senate unanimously passed a...
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Mar 17, 20202 min read
Working People Need a Bailout
As the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 continues to disrupt our lives and create economic uncertainty and distress for countess workers,...
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Mar 9, 20202 min read
First Round of 2020 Election Endorsements
The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 workers, has announced its first round of endorsements...
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Mar 4, 20202 min read
Amazon's Record Speaks for Itself
Online retail giant Amazon is expanding its already sizable operations in Oregon. According to recent news coverage, the Seattle-based...
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Mar 3, 20203 min read
COVID-19 & Working People
Coronavirus: COVID-19 is dominating the news with reports of multiple cases in Oregon, as well as panic while people stock up on supplies...
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Feb 25, 20202 min read
Trump's NLRB Attacks Oregon Worker Protection Law
Since taking office, President Trump has stacked the National Labor Relations Board with anti-worker members who have put unions and the...
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Feb 24, 20203 min read
Humbly recommitting to justice for all
Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor wrote about why we must recommit to justice for all as part of our series on Black History Month....
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Feb 17, 20203 min read
Black History Month Profiles: Rev. George W. Lee
For Black History Month, we’re spotlighting various African American leaders and activists who have worked at the intersection of civil...
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Feb 12, 20202 min read
An Unacceptable Step Backward
When Congress passed a nearly $2 trillion tax cut for corporations and the wealthy in 2017, America’s unions warned that the obscene cost...
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Feb 11, 20201 min read
Last Minute Union-Made Valentine's Day Gift Guide
Are you looking for last-minute gifts for Valentine's Day? Why not give your valentine some union-made sweets this Feb. 14, toast your...
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