Thousands of union members will gather Monday at Oaks Park in Southeast Portland for the Northwest Oregon Labor Council’s Labor Day picnic, an annual event that showcases the strength of the state’s ...

There’s a lot to say about what’s happening in the world today, but at its core, the challenge we face is how to lift all workers into a more equitable and secure future. As labor leaders, we know ...

The Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) would deprive workers of the ability to negotiate their terms and conditions of ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a new tool to help union members and the public track how $11 billion in union dues are spent, including political activities.

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Since the 1970s, private sector unions in the U.S. have been in decline, with membership at just 6% of the private-sector workforce. While most conservative economists have a negative view of unions, ...

At an impasse in negotiations of post-recession work contracts, local unions and employers are at odds over pay and benefits. During the worst of the economic downturn, public unions statewide made ...

The new Labor Department rule, to be published in the Federal Register on Monday, creates a longer, more detailed version of the LM-2 for unions with over $40 million in annual re ...