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Labor-backed alliance to push bold agenda in Oregon capitol

January 29, 2015 By Don McIntosh

One fourth of Oregon's workforce - 412,000 workers - are in "low-wage" occupations with a median annual income of under $12 an hour.

Postal unions, allies go ‘back to the future’ with banking plan for USPS

January 29, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The nation's four postal unions and their allies have taken at least one leaf from the movie "Back to the Future."

Labor, environmental leaders challenge Fast Track trade deals

January 27, 2015 By Blake Skylar

During a teleconference hosted today by the BlueGreen Alliance, leaders got together to ask the necessary tough questions regarding the president's support of Fast Track.

Campaign demands more funding for reentry programs

January 23, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

Supporters of the 50 percent for Jobs not Jails campaign rallied at the Alameda County Administration Building in Oakland Jan. 20.

After 26 years, government to end direct oversight of Teamsters

January 23, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

After 26 years, the federal government plans to end its consent decree and its direct oversight governing the Teamsters. But there are still strings attached.