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It's the first foreign-owned auto plant in the United States to unionize, and dozens of others may be coming.

This ballot guide lists candidates who have at least one labor organization endorsing them — and who have opponents on the ballot.

The closure of Oregon’s only international shipping container service in October could affect nearly 1,500 jobs across the state.

The utility company informed union workers that it plans to train non-union staff to do their jobs in case there is a strike.

The unit will include workers who conduct lab experiments, order equipment, file paperwork, and care for animals used in studies.

Teamsters Local 305 has launched a union campaign for undertakers employed by Service Corporation International in Oregon and Washington.

Under a new DOL rules, salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year will qualify for overtime pay effective July 1.

From Brazil to Nepal, South Africa to New Guinea, Jed Scheuermann taps the skills of his trade to safeguard human health and dignity.

Home care RNs have a critical decision to make: agree to be paid less than hospital nurses, or go on strike a second time for equal pay.

Complaints started coming in that at some of the stations, the water was coming out discolored with debris.

A new four-year contract will raise wages more than 25% and end an unfair “two-tier” wage system that pays new hires less than senior workers.

Guidepost Montessori closed two preschools and furloughed nearly 30 workers after workers announced plans to unionize with ILWU Local 5.

Every year, the national AFL-CIO produces a report on the state of worker safety and health in America, titled Death on the Job.

HITT Construction replaced Local 16 union crews with a non-local, non-union subcontractor at the last minute.

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