Organized labor

AB 1340 would let California ride-hailing drivers collectively bargain for improved pay and benefits. Uber and Lyft say it could drive ride prices up and availability down.

A union representing workers along the Northern California coast and the Bay Area secured a last minute deal with the supermarket chain.

Unions are pushing for shorter freight trains to make railways safer, but that could raise the cost of goods and delay passenger rail service. It also may not be legal.

A coalition of contractors has argued the move is an unconstitutional power grab.

Senate Bill 916 has been one of the most hotly debated bills of this year’s legislative session.

Oregon construction firms say an order by Gov. Tina Kotek last year mandating union labor in many state projects amounts to an illegal power grab. Now they’re asking a judge to step in.

Officials at Providence Health and Services have agreed to return to negotiations with a union representing nearly 5,000 nurses across eight hospitals statewide.

Oregon's largest hospital system cited the length of the strike in a notice to nurses who've walked out from eight hospitals. The union accused Providence of delaying after members voted down a tentative deal.

Nurses at Providence Medford have until Saturday to finish voting on the proposed deal.

Providence hospital staff gave a 10-day notice for the largest strike of health care workers in Oregon’s history. The walkout includes nurses in the Rogue Valley.

Striking Amazon and Starbucks workers in California and elsewhere have long pushed for union contracts. The Trump administration is unlikely to be on their side.

If passed, Measure 119 would give most workers in the industry, including those in cannabis retail and processing, the right to unionize.