Registration is now open for the 2025 Collective Bargaining Institute, December 7-12 at the University Place Hotel in Portland. The program provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of effective negotiations. …
We’re excited to reunite for this year’s Summer School, proudly sponsored by Oregon AFL-CIO and the Labor Education and Research Center, and hosted on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Summer School begins Friday, August 1st with dinner followed by an opening welcome, panel, and social hour. Classes will begin Saturday and run from 8:30-11:30am and 2:00-5:00pm,…
We’re thrilled to reunite for this year’s Summer School, proudly sponsored by Oregon AFL-CIO and the Labor Education and Research Center, and hosted on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Whether you’re a first-time steward or a veteran union organizer, Summer School has something to offer everyone. Spend a weekend immersed in education,…
2025 Pacific Northwest Labor History Conference April 25-26, Portland Register here Early Bird (by April 1): $45 Students: Free [with student ID] “Labor in a Hostile Political Environment: What Can Labor History Teach Us?” Friday, April 25, 6:00p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Oregon AFL-CIO, 3645 SE 32nd Ave., Portland Panel Discussion – “How Labor History Helps…
Bob Bussel Labor History Lecture Thursday, April 24th | 6-7:30pm Knight Law Center room 175 This event is free to the public at no charge. Essential Workers: Public Employment and the Dignity of Labor The COVID 19 pandemic highlighted a longstanding contradiction; that workers who address our most essential needs, including health care, child and…
This year the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association will hold a conference in Portland, OR on April 25th and 26th. The theme of the conference is, “Workers and Unions in a Hostile Political Climate—What Can Labor History Tell Us?” Subtopics at the conference may include: The Immigration Act of 1924 in Historical Perspective Young Workers…