The Oregon Labor Dispatch: June 4, 2026
Support Workers
Donate Now To Help Nippon Dynawave Workers And Their Families
The Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) have come together to establish a fund to help workers and families impacted by the Nippon Dynawave implosion in Longview. Please consider donating and sharing this link.
Petition for a Fair Contract for Disability Rights Oregon Staff
The workers union of Disability Rights Oregon (WUDRO NOLSW, UAW Local 2320) is calling on community and union members to support their fight for a fair contract, including livable wages, worker protections, and greater involvement in decision-making. Show solidarity by signing their support petition.
UNION JOBS
AFT Oregon Hiring Chief of Staff
AFT-Oregon is hiring a Chief of Staff! This role will manage & supervise the rest of staff and will support day-to-day operations, labor management, collective bargaining and organizing initiatives!
If you are interested or know someone interested, we highly encourage you toapply!
Upcoming Events
Minnesota to Oregon: Labor Against Authoritarianism
June 4 at 6pm at SEIU
Join us a workshop on Labor Against Authoritarianism, featuring keynote speaker Greg Nammacher, President of SEIU Local 26. This conversation will focus on what the labor movement can do in this political moment, and how workers and unions can organize collective resistance to attacks on democracy, immigrant communities, and working people. Register here.
2026 Oregon Labor Federation Organizing & Research Summit
June 16 at IBEW Local 48 in Portland
Calling all union members: don’t miss out on the annual Organizing & Research Summit, featuring our key note speaker, David Huerta, President of SEIU CA & USWW! Register now by emailing communications@oregonlabor.org. This event is open to all union members.
Must Read
‘Something dramatically wrong’: Questions but few answers after Longview mill tragedy
June 2, 2026 | InvestigateWest
As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview that killed 11 people.
Oregon Labor News
Horizon flight attendants protest as Medford base closes and negotiations continue
June 1, 2026 | Jefferson Public Radio
Horizon Air flight attendants protested outside the Medford airport Sunday as the airline closed its local crew base and contract negotiations stretched into a third year. The closure affects dozens of Southern Oregon-based employees, many of whom will now commute to other airports for work.
Federal Government Orders Asante to Recognize Healthcare Professionals' Union and Begin Bargaining
June 4, 2026 | Oregon Nurses Association
In a long-awaited ruling, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered Asante executives to recognize and bargain a contract with healthcare workers at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center on June 3.
Federal Attacks
Federal court hears arguments over efforts to halt Trump’s mail-in executive order
A federal judge on Tuesday heard from voting rights groups and a coalition of two dozen states that want the courts to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers
Order strips job protections from workers earning up to about $200,000 a year and deemed to be ‘influencing’ policy. Read the AFL-CIO's statement here.
Attacks On Immigrants
Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump’s settlement fund is dropped
The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the Trump administration to say it will drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.