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    News Article ● Labor Strike Unions

    Labor unions are much stronger in Oregon than nationally

    September 2, 2025 // Nearly 300,000 Oregon workers belong to a union, according to federal data, about 1 in 6 workers statewide. Union membership rates have fluctuated since the 1980s but have gradually increased over the past two decades.

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    News Article ● Labor Unionization Unions

    PENNSYLVANIA: Nurses last week voted 402-305 to join the union.

    August 28, 2025 // Nurses, elected officials and more will rally at 1pm today at Zulema Parklet, across from Magee, urging the health care giant to begin contract talks without further delays. Roughly 60 advanced practitioners at the hospital, from nurse practitioners to midwives, will hold their own union vote on Sept. 6 and 9.

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    News Article ● Labor Unions

    DC Police Union backs Trump’s takeover, citing ‘out of control’ crime

    August 13, 2025 // n a statement to multiple news outlets, union chair Gregg Pemberton said the group supports Trump’s decision, citing concerns that crime is “out of control” and that officers are operating beyond their limits. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Trump’s takeover order “unsettling and unprecedented,” saying she was caught off guard by the move’s scale. On Monday, she highlighted that violent crime in the city has dropped to its lowest point in 30 years, continuing a downward trend that began in 2019 before the pandemic.

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