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Jul 28, 20193 min read
Portland Diamond Project and Oregon AFL-CIO Finalize Historic Labor Harmony Agreement
Portland, OR – July 29, 2019 – Portland Diamond Project (PDP), the organization working to bring Major League Baseball to Portland,...
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Jul 17, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Files Ballot Initiative to Reduce Self-Checkout at Grocery Stores
PORTLAND, ORE. – Today the Oregon AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations) filed a ballot initiative...
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Jun 28, 20192 min read
​​​​​​​Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to 2018 Minimum Wage Increase
PORTLAND, ORE - On July 1, 270,000 working Oregonians[1] earning minimum wage will receive a raise. The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide...
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Jun 25, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to 2019 Minimum Wage Increase
PORTLAND, ORE - On July 1, an estimated 253,400[1] working Oregonians earning minimum wage will receive a raise. The Oregon AFL-CIO, the...
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Jun 19, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Condemns Trump Cruelty on Family Separation, Calls for Real Solutions
Oregon AFL-CIO Condemns Trump Cruelty on Family Separation, Calls for Real Solutions to Humanitarian Crisis At Border Statement from...
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Jun 2, 20191 min read
Oregon’s Unions Applaud Passage of Oregon Workplace Fairness Act
SALEM, Ore. - Last week the Oregon State House unanimously passed Senate Bill 726, the Oregon Workplace Fairness Act. SB 726 is a strong...
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Apr 25, 20193 min read
AFL-CIO Releases Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2019
WORKER HEALTH & SAFETY: WE MUST DO MORE New AFL-CIO Report Reveals 275 Daily U.S. Worker Deaths in 2017 Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO...
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Apr 21, 20192 min read
Oregon Senate Passes Landmark Workplace Fairness Act
Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO President, Tom Chamberlain Salem, OR – For too long, workers – especially women and workers of color – have...
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Apr 7, 20192 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on HB 3023
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain released the following statement in response to HB 3023 and a groundbreaking report about the...
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Feb 26, 20191 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to Passing of Secretary of State Dennis Richardson
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain has issued the following statement in response to the passing of Oregon Secretary of State...
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Feb 11, 20192 min read
Oregon’s Unions Lead Legislative Effort to Fight Sexual Harassment and Discrimination at Work
The Oregon Workplace Fairness Act is a multifaceted approach to protecting workers from sexual harassment and discrimination at work....
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Jan 24, 20191 min read
Oregon’s Unions React to Shutdown Deal
Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on President Donald Trump’s announcement regarding the government shutdown:...
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Oct 5, 20181 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain responds to the confirmation of Brett...
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Aug 7, 20181 min read
Oregon’s Unions Celebrate Victory in Missouri
Statement from Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain on the defeat of Missouri’s Prop. A: Yesterday, voters in Missouri overwhelmingly...
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Jun 26, 20182 min read
The state of Oregon unions: Strong, United, Galvanized
After this morning’s United States Supreme Court decision in Janus vs AFSCME, leaders from Oregon’s largest public-sector unions say they...
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May 15, 20181 min read
Oregon Unions Respond to 2018 May Primary Election Results
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain responds to yesterday’s election results: “Union members across our state have been knocking on...
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Apr 22, 20181 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Congratulates Burgerville Workers Union on Historic Victory
Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain responds to the historic union organizing victory at Burgerville: “The unions of the Oregon...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
Oregon Unions Warn Voters About Knute Buehler’s Alarming Record
The Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of unions representing over 300,000 Oregonians, launched BuehlerBadForWorkers.com today to...
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Feb 25, 20183 min read
Oregon Workers are United as Supreme Court Hears Anti-Union Case
SALEM, ORE. – The United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Janus V. AFSCME today. This case is the latest in a long line of...
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Feb 11, 20182 min read
Oregon AFL-CIO Responds to President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
Statement by Oregon AFL-CIO President Tom Chamberlain in response to President Donald Trump’s infrastructure proposal announced today:...
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