University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center - LERC

May 30 please join LERC, the Oregon Employment Relations Board and the Labor and Employment Relations Association in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Oregon's public sector labor law. Description and registration link is here:

Commemorating 50 Years of the Oregon Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA) - Oregon LERA Oregon ERB and Oregon LERA are partnering to honor 50 years of the PECBA with a day of recognition and programming. Speakers, including current labor and management practitioners, neutrals, academics, and government officials, will lead discussions on a range of topics relevant to our labor relation...

Stewards Training with the City of Bend Employees Association. So many great ideas came out of today! Thanks for having us, COBEA — see you at Summer School!

Simulated Bargaining Workshop at with 11 simultaneous bargaining teams and 88 participants battling it out in their mgmt vs union roles. University of Oregon LERC Facilitators: Rebekah Tobin Whittaker and Kisa Clark Labor Notes

Women provide $625B in unpaid caregiving every year. This Caregiver Recognition Month, let’s honor the value of their labor by making a reality.

Women's unpaid caregiving is worth more than $625 billion – and it could cost more Women in the United States do twice as much caregiving as men, though both men and women face financial burdens due to unpaid carework.

University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center - LERC is hiring!

The UO Labor Center (LERC) is looking for a labor education program coordinator in its Portland office. Please help spread the word!

Current Opportunities | UO HR Website Apply now Job no: 533603 Work type: Classified Staff Location: Portland, OR Categories: Administrative/Professional, Administrative/Office Support, Planning/Project Management

SAVE THE DATE!
July 19-21, 2024
Oregon AFL-CIO & University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center - LERC Summer School 2024! Keep your eye on the LERC website, https://lerc.uoregon.edu, for registration information and other details are determined.

Join in at LRAN 2024!

2024 Labor Research & Action Network (LRAN) Conference Registration The 2024 Labor Research and Action Network (LRAN) National Conference will be held June 20th-21st at Portland State in Portland, Oregon.

More 2024 Black History Month Events

The Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) cordially invites you to join us for a month-long recognition of Black excellence in conjunction with the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, Portland Rising, Oregon AFSCME, and AFRAM/SEIU Local 503.
https://www.oraflcio.org/post/2024-black-history-month-events

Oregon workers STILL have trouble getting paid even when the state rules their boss should have paid them.

Oregon’s labor bureau failed to collect nearly $5 million in wage theft claims since 2015 - InvestigateWest Employers in industries with more undocumented and low-wage workers left the most wages and penalties...

Thankful for a resurgent labor movement This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the teachers, nurses, and other workers who have walked the picket line to demand better wages and working conditions. I ...

LERC's Gordon Lafer reflects on issues facing Oregon's teachers.

How the Portland teacher strike could affect the rest of the state's educators Bend-La Pine Schools’ two major unions, for educators and school employees, are both in contract negotiations with the school district amid education union unrest across Oregon, including in Salem and

Oregon sees record-high unionization In just the past month, st*****rs, vegan donut makers and thrift shop workers have all won union elections in Oregon.

The Real Issue in the UAW Strike Unions fear that the auto industry is using the transition toward EVs to advance a second shift away from well-paying jobs.

LERC faculty at the Oregon AFL-CIO Convention. Mark Brenner, Gordon Lafer, Rebekah Whitaker and our newest faculty member, Janet Bauer.

“Up with the Union: Internal Organizing and Power Building Strategies” workshop at the 2023 Oregon AFL-CIO convention, Co-facilitated by AFL-CIO and LERC.

Collective Bargaining Institute Registration is now Open! Join us on December 3-8, 2023 in downtown Portland, OR https://lerc.uoregon.edu/cbi2023

LERC's Co Director Mark Brenner Discusses Oregon Labor with OPB.

What the labor picture in Oregon looks like right now Joining us to talk about the myriad factors affecting Oregon’s labor force is Mark Brenner, co-director of the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon.

Update on union organizing from northwest labor leaders including LERC's Gordon Lafer. Portside and NW Labor Press.

Hot Labor Summer: Hype, or a Real Shift in Mood? Strike: It’s what every worker is thinking about right now, says Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor. Roughly 11,500 Hollywood writers and 65,000 actors are out on strike together for the first time in 63 years. Starbucks baristas are flexing the strike muscle almost weekly on short-term walko...