The summer of 1934 was a season of protest. The longshoremen’s strike that summer was of monumental importance to the nascent labor...

The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate on Sunday, August 7, was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday, August 12....

We have a love/hate relationship with social media, don’t we? But social media in and of itself is not the problem. It’s the way people...

Today Oregon’s minimum wage increased, impacting 108,400 workers across the state. The increase is divided into the three sections of...

In the United States, we know that the decision of whether or when to have a child has monumental implications for women's workforce...

On this month’s episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers we sat down with Christina Stephenson, the Oregon Labor endorsed candidate for...

The Oregon AFL-CIO ran a robust field and communications campaign through the Labor 2022 Primary Election campaign, winning federal,...

The race for Oregon Governor is heating up, and as you may have heard, we now know who the top three candidates will be on the ballot in...

Yesterday, yet another tragic and completely preventable loss of life occurred in Uvalde, Texas. Oregon’s labor movement sends our...

The biggest economic determinant in a woman’s life is when and if she becomes pregnant. This reality made last week’s leaked Supreme...

The ability to access all forms of reproductive health care, including abortion, is fundamental to our freedom as Americans. By planning...

SALEM, OR - On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the Oregon AFL-CIO, the statewide federation of labor unions in Oregon, will honor workers who...

WOODBURN, OR - Christina Stephenson, the Oregon AFL-CIO endorsed candidate for Oregon Labor Commissioner, demonstrated today why unions...

“Using Labor’s Past to Mobilize for Labor’s Future” Saturday, April 23, 2022 AM: First Congregational Church 1126 SW Park St. Portland,...

On this month’s episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, we’re 3 weeks into the 2022 legislative session and things are moving very...

The Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) released the final draft rules on excessive heat and wildfire smoke on...

On this month’s episode of The Voice of Oregon’s Workers, we talk with the Oregon AFL-CIO Political and Legislative team about the 2022...

PORTLAND - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its annual report on union membership last week, which saw Oregon’s...

Last week’s decision, followed by this week’s lackluster update by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change...

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly – according to a new forecast more people will be hospitalized than ever before for...