2019 Labor Day Celebrations for Oregon Union Members

OSEA members celebrate Labor Day with picnics

Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 2! On this annual holiday celebrating American workers and the contributions of the labor movement, unions are planning opportunities to get together. Please bring your family and friends, and join your fellow members at one of these events: PORTLAND: Northwest Oregon Central Labor Council (NOLC) Picnic WHEN: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (special program from... Read More

Help hurricane-battered union members

(via American Federation of Teachers) Our AFT brothers and sisters need our continued help during this 2017 hurricane season.Thanks to members like you, we have more than $90,000 following Hurricane Harvey, but the need will grow in the coming weeks after Hurricane Irma and any that follow. Along with the National Education Association, our combined efforts will support members... Read More

Work Shouldn’t Hurt draws bipartisan support

A bipartisan bill backed by OSEA would ensure school employees working with students on a behavior management plan are no longer left in the dark. House Bill (HB) 3318 would require that all school employees working with a student on a behavior management plan be included in its development and informed about how best to carry it out. It also requires districts to complete or revise... Read More

Labor gives back for holidays

Created with flickr slideshow.         Union members from throughout the Mid-Willamette Valley gave back to their communities through the 76th Annual Holiday Party, sponsored by the Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Chapter. Hundreds of kids and their families packed the Historic Elsinore Theatre in downtown Salem to receive a bag full of treats, visit with... Read More