The Oregon Labor Dispatch: April 10, 2026
SUPPORT WORKERS
OFNHP PHSW Pros First Contract Fight
PeaceHealth Southwest professional workers, represented by OFNHP, are fighting for a fair first contract. Watch their bargaining update videos here.
Submit Public Comment: Army Corps of Engineers Releases NXTClean Fuels Public Notice
Support a wall-to-wall union project and submit public comment in surpport of the NXTClean Fuels project. After nearly 6 years of permitting, this should be the last public process for our final permit approval.
Send an easy click-and-send comment HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Solidarity School: Street Safety and De-escalation 101
April 23 Virtual at 6pm
This training will give participants tools for practical safety skills, identifying and documenting law enforcement/opposition provocateurs and de-escalation strategies. Sign up here.
April 28 in Portland and Salem
Save the date for our annual memorial to honor 38 workers from across the state who lost their lives while performing their jobs in 2025. RSVP for the Portland event here and for the Salem event here.
International Workers' Day/May Day
May 1
It's time to take our power back! Workers will rally across Oregon on May 1, with PCUN's annual rally in Salem and actions in Portland. Keep an eye out for updates from PCUN and find Portland event info here.
MUST READ
Oregon governor signs slew of bills protecting immigrants amid federal crackdown
April 9, 2026 | Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed eight bills into law Thursday defending immigrant rights as the Trump administration ramps up federal immigration enforcement.
OREGON LABOR NEWS
Union warns PSU may cut entire Gen Ed program as 200 staff could be laid off
April 5, 2026 | KATU
Portland State University’s Board of Trustees met on Friday as the university worked to close what administrators describe as a structural budget deficit, with potential cuts and a tuition increase under consideration.
9th Circuit judges question tear gas, force restrictions at Portland ICE protests
April 8, 2026 | Oregonian
Portland State University’s Board of Trustees met on Friday as the university worked to close what administrators describe as a structural budget deficit, with potential cuts and a tuition increase under consideration.
FEDERAL ATTACKS
AFL-CIO Statement on Trump's Genocide Threats to Iran
April 8, 2026 | AFL-CIO
This week President Trump threatened a genocide in Iran before announcing a ceasefire hours later. Trump’s warmongering has already killed thousands in Iran and is bringing devastation at home too. Millions of working class Iranians live in the U.S., and every working class person is affected by the social, political, and economic impacts of war.
Trump administration personnel agency is asking for federal workers' medical records
April 8, 2026 | CBS
The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families.
ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANTS
AFL-CIO Congratulates Inaugural Class of Labor and Immigration Policy Fellows
April 8, 2026 | AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO is proud to introduce our first class of Labor and Immigration Policy fellows. While the fellows come from different parts of the country, different unions and different sectors, they all share one thing in common—they are all on the front lines of building the labor movement through organizing and defending immigrant workers.