Trade Unions

Union History - General

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Wharfies is a fifty-two minute chronological film history of the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, affectionately referred to as "wharfies."

Union membership in Oregon

Oregon ranks high among the states in union membership. In 2010, Oregon had a 16.2 percent union membership rate of employed workers. This figure ranked 10th highest among the 50 states and District of Columbia. Private-sector union membership (9.1%) ranked 12th highest nationwide, and Oregon's public-sector membership (51.7%) ranked 10th highest.

List of trade unions in Portland

(Maybe compile from resources identified by external links below.)

Labor News, Videos, Audio, Articles, Books, Resources

• The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor - C-SPAN Video Library
• Anna Burger: The Employee Free Choice Act
• Michael Honey - Revisiting King's Vision (Prof. Michael Honey editor of the book "All Labor Has Dignity" on "History and Memory: Revisiting King's Vision of Labor Rights and Economic Justice" recorded January 21, 2011 at Smith Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.)
• Transnational Cooperation Among Labor Unions (Michael E. Gordon, Lowell Turner)

Organizing Resources

• The Five Basic Steps To Organizing a Union

"Although every workplace is different and the needs of workers vary, there are some basic steps involved in winning a union voice on the job. Here's how it happens ..."

• It's Your Right To Organize a Union!

"The National Labor Relations Act gives you the right to organize a union in your workplace. Here's what you are allowed to do ... and what your employer is not allowed to do ..."

• How To Organize A Labor Union At Your Workplace

"This article explains the basic steps of how to organize a labor union in your workplace."

External Links

• Northwest Labor Press - More about unions (Federations of labor | Government agencies | Local chapters of national unions | Organizations closely associated with organized labor)
• The Labor Press Project - Portland Labor Press
• Portland Jobs with Justice
• Labor Education and Research Center
• Oregon Policy Directory
• Oregon AFL-CIO
• XPDNC Labour Directory - Oregon Labor Links
• Bail Bonds for Union Members - A comprehensive listing of unions and their websites and/or e-mail addresses in alphebetical order.
• Oregon Labor Organizations (From StateOfOregon.com. Useful list.)
• Labor Unions & Organizations in Oregon
• Unions & labor organizations in Portland OR