Oregon’s seven public universities reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the classified workers' union just before the union was set to strike.

Labor Day is a celebration of the power our labor movement has when we come together. And this year, we’re using that power and solidarity to take back our country for working people.

On Wednesday, Sept. 2, IBEW Local 125 members at Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC), the member-owned electrical utility serving nearly 60,000 residents in Baker, Grant, Harney, and Union counties, announced the ratification of a new contract, ending a week long strike over federal labor law v

executive paywatch Paywatch Highest-Paid CEOs Company Pay Ratios CEO pay is up, up and away, thanks to Elon Musk, who became the world's first trillionaire. In 2025, Elon Musk's $158 billion pay package at Tesla broke the CEO pay curve.1 It was 14 times higher than the total compensation of all othe…

Oregon is again experiencing a devastating wildfire season, and from firefighters and EMS to farmers and families, working class people are baring the brunt of the impacts. We currently have over 86 fires — the most fires in the nation - and a record-breaking two million acres burned across the sta

Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The data, taken from Medicaid income verification forms, shows that dozens of major national and multinational corporations that often pay […]

Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The data, taken from Medicaid income verification forms, shows that dozens of major national and multinational corporations that often pay […]

Evangelicals, labor unions and anti-AI-data-center activists are part of a groundswell worrying about how fast technology is changing.