Paying attention to gender in today's primaries x.com/GenderWatch201…

OLCS is accepting nominations for the 2019 Cohort and we need your help to recruit bright union members who will champion policies that benefit all working people in Oregon. oregonlaborcandidateschool.org/new-page

Have you recruited anyone to run for office yet today?

See you there!

Do candidate campaigns fire you up? Are you thinking about running for office in 2020 or beyond? Preparing to run for office means you gain the skills and confidence to run a successful campaign. oregonlaborcandidateschool.org/apply Deadline to apply is September 9, 2018.

We need leaders in elected office who will stand strong with workers, not celebrate at their expense.

OLCS is hiring an Interim Director. oregonlaborcandidateschool.org/jobs/

Apprenticeships are an innovative solution to the behavioral health crisis facing OR. Working w/ employers like Central City Concern, we're bringing the apprenticeship model historically focused on the trades, to the behavioral health sector. kgw.com/amp/article/en… #ORPOL #ORLEG

ICYMI: Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor breaks down some of the new protections for workers now effective in Oregon in the Don McIntosh: #ORPol #ORLeg #UnionStrong nwlaborpress.org/2023/01/2023-n…

OLCS stands with striking workers at City of Portland represented by Laborers’ Local 483 See this post by Oregon AFL-CIO on how you can support their efforts: oraflcio.org/post/take-acti… #orpol #portland #1U

👍🏾 SEIU Local 503 is our host for the second class of the Oregon Labor Candidate School ☺️ thanks for the swag!

Journeyman and apprentices from Local 29 are working on seismic upgrades to Oregon’s State Capitol building! Apprentices have the opportunity to work on big projects like this thanks to legislators like Rep. Julie Fahey Dacia Grayber Rep. Travis E. Nelson 🩺 fighting for Labor Standards! #orpol

Thank you to former OLCS ED Kevin Sullivan and Oregon AFL-CIO’s Chris Maxie for being our trainers for the day. Shout out to Oregon AFSCME for hosting class 3 of our in-person 2023 cohort at the William Lucy AFSCME Labor Center. Excited for our virtual class 3 next!

A bill sponsored by OLCS alumni Rob Nosse ,Rep. Travis E. Nelson 🩺 , and Deb Patterson has reached a historic agreement on nurse staffing ratios. These electeds, the Oregon Nurses Association, and SEIU Local 49 know that better ratios mean better patient care. #orpol #orleg wweek.com/news/2023/03/2…

Class 4 is in the books for our in-person cohort! Thank you to AFT-Oregon for hosting us, Russell Sanders from Oregon AFL-CIO and Jay Parasco from SEIU Local 503 for being our fantastic comms trainers and OLCS alumni Rep. Travis E. Nelson 🩺 and Rachel Prusak for meeting with the cohort!

Just wrapped Comms month here at OLCS. Big shout out to our trainers Russell from Oregon AFL-CIO, Jay from SEIU Local 503, Kat, and Peter. Our in-person class was hosted by AFT-Oregon and we were joined by OLCS Alumni's Rep. Travis E. Nelson 🩺 and Rachel Prusak. 😎💪

Wrapped up class 5 on labor history with our in-person cohort yesterday. Thank you OEA for hosting, and to our guest speakers Bob Bussel, OLCS alumni Deb Patterson and Robert Camarillo Executive Secretary of Oregon Building Trades. Next class for these labor leaders, graduation!

It's a wrap folks, or should I say the start? Congrats to the 2023 class who graduated today. Thank you to IBEW Local 48 for hosting, our Keynote speaker @RepDaciaGrayber, and everyone who joined us in celebration. We are excited to welcome 15 new leaders to our alumni list!

We are proud to announce the launch of BuehlerBadForWorkers.com where Oregon's voters can learn about @Knutebuehler's troubling record on the issues that impact working Oregonians everyday. #ORpol #ORleg