Nick For Oregon

The Nick for Oregon campaign today voluntarily recognized its independent staff union, which is the first time workers on an Oregon statewide campaign have unionized.

Campaign staff met with gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof and campaign management on Monday to formally recognize the union and come to an initial agreement to protect workers.

In the next several weeks, workers will enter collective bargaining with the campaign and find a union home. Workers are currently in discussion with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5 and Local 116 (IUPAT Local 116), which supports political, campaign, nonprofit, and allied workers in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah.

PSA: The Oregon coast is on tsunami advisory. Please stay safe and look for updates from the national weather service:

*OUTDATED INFORMATION*

Here are the latest observed tsunami wave heights from along the West Coast of the US. Generally tsunami wave heights have been around 1 ft or less along the Oregon and Washington coasts so far. It remains unclear if any bigger waves will impact the Oregon and Washington coastline, but it's best to assume they are possible until more data comes in to say otherwise. The Tsunami Advisory remains in effect.

Nick should be on the ballot, and these folks agree:

“However, we believe the secretary of state's office has played favorites for the Democratic leadership here. She has ignored logic and legal precedence, we think, both of which argue in favor of Kristof.”

Our opinion: Secretary of state should have let Kristof run The former New York Times writer maintains that Yamhill County is his home; Oregon case law - and common sense - back him up.

Major strike of municipal trade workers possible in Portland After over a year of bargaining, the District Council of Trade Unions declared an impasse last month, indicating negotiations with the city over their contract were deadlocked.

Happy New Year, Oregon!