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Fire and police unions are backing a Portland measure to hire more police. The ballot initiative to add 400 more police officers needs to raise 40,437 valid signatures by July 6. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/fire...

How to stay ahead of the heat: Cool tips for those who work outdoors nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/how-...

How to stay ahead of the heat: Cool tips for those who work outdoorsIn recent years more than 60 workers a year in Washington and 20 workers a year in Oregon have suffered serious harm from heat.nwlaborpress.org

School bus workers in Lake Oswego have unionized. Following a 48-6 vote, 62 employees of Student Transportation of America are joining Teamsters Local 206. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/scho...

Defying an anti-union campaign, workers at Sequoia Mental Health Services Sequoia voted by a 2-to-1 margin to join AFSCME Local 1790. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/sequ... @oregonafscme.bsky.social

Sequoia mental health workers join unionDefying an anti-union campaign, they voted 2-to-1 to join AFSCME Local 1790.nwlaborpress.org

The Social Security trust fund is set to be depleted by late 2032, but don’t let anyone tell you that means Social Security won’t be around when you need it. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/soci...

Social Security deadline nearsThe trust fund is set to be depleted by late 2032, but don’t let anyone tell you that means Social Security won’t be around when you need it.nwlaborpress.org

A bill to speed up first union contracts has passed the House. If passed by the Senate and signed by President Trump, it would be the most significant reform to U.S. labor law in generations. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/bill...

An effort by the Portland branch of Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) to unionize the downtown Portland Muji store failed 14-16. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/iww-... @portlandiww.bsky.social

Dark Horse Comics has agreed to recognize a union. The decision came one week after Local 7901 announced that 59 of the company’s 102 workers had signed a union petition.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/dark-horse-comics-agrees-to-recognize-union/ @darkhorseunion.bsky.social

Dark Horse Comics agrees to recognize unionThe announcement came one week after Local 7901 announced that 59 of the company’s 102 workers had signed a union petition.nwlaborpress.org

Is Major League Baseball heading for a lockout? Players union interim director Bruce Meyer explains the wide MLB-union divide. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/is-m...

Is Major League Baseball heading for a lockout?Players union interim director Bruce Meyer explains the wide MLB-union divide.nwlaborpress.org

Are you a construction union apprentice or a recently graduated journeyman with kids? You could be eligible to get significant from the state of Oregon help paying for childcare. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/chil...

Child care help for apprenticesOregon’s Child Care for Construction program helps apprentices and new journeymen afford childcare while building careers.nwlaborpress.org

The Trump Labor Department is turning back the clock to 2019. Its new overtime exemption rule will result in greater exploitation of low-paid managers and professionals. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/labo...

Labor Department turns back clock to 2019A new overtime exemption rule will result in greater exploitation of low-paid managers and professionals.nwlaborpress.org

Portland City Council may soon consider capping Uber/Lyft’s grab of driver earnings. Uber and Lyft driver pay is down — even though rider cost is up. It's no mystery as to why.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/portland-may-look-at-capping-uber-lyfts-grab-of-driver-earnings/

Portland may look at capping Uber/Lyft’s grab of driver earningsDriver pay is down even though rider cost is up. It's no mystery as to why.nwlaborpress.org

A major labor law reform — a bill to speed up first union contracts — is heading to a vote in Congress.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/congress-to-vote-on-major-labor-law-reform/

Congress to vote on major labor law reformA bill to speed up first union contracts is heading to a vote in Congress.nwlaborpress.org

Machinists have ratified a new four-year contract with Weyerhaeuser. The four-year deal covers 1,160 loggers and mill workers in Oregon and Washington.https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/machinists-ratify-new-four-year-contract-with-weyerhaeuser/

Machinists ratify new four-year contract with WeyerhaeuserThe four-year deal covers 1,160 loggers and mill workers in Oregon and Washington.nwlaborpress.org

NO ROAD TO GLORY: Once all the Cesar Chavez street signs come down, few streets will remain that honor the contributions of organized labor. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/no-r...

NO ROAD TO GLORY: Labor leaders rarely get public honorsOnce all the Cesar Chavez street signs come down, few streets will remain that honor the contributions of organized labor.nwlaborpress.org

A Portland street named for labor leader Cesar Chavez could soon come down. Instead of returning the street to 39th Avenue, a City Council proposal would change the name to Campesinos Boulevard — at a cost to the city of about $200,000. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/stre...

Street named for labor leader Cesar Chavez may come downPortland City Council may once again be about to undo its 2009 change of 39th Avenue to César E Chávez Boulevard.nwlaborpress.org

Portland City Council staff have unionized. The vote was 17 to join CWA Local 7901, 12 to join AFSCME Local 189, and 4 to remain non-union. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/port...

Portland City Council staff unionizeThe vote was 17 to join CWA Local 7901, 12 to join AFSCME Local 189, and 4 to remain non-union.nwlaborpress.org

Dark Horse Comics is going union. Why? Workers at the popular comics publisher say prestige doesn’t pay. nwlaborpress.org/2026/06/dark...

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Celebrate union talent this Sunday at 5 p.m. PST! SAG-AFTRA's annual Actor Awards will honor the most outstanding movie and TV performances of 2025. Stream it live on Netflix, or join Portland-area SAG-AFTRA members for a watch party at the Judy theater downtown: www.sagaftra.org/actor-awards...