Graham Trainor
@graham-oregon.bsky.social
President of the @oregonaflcio.bsky.social representing over 300,000 working Oregonians. he/him #UnionStrong
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No one should be struggling to stay housed, feed themselves, or get medical care in the wealthiest country in the world.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
No one should be struggling to stay housed, feed themselves, or get medical care in the wealthiest country in the world.
Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org workers as they hold the line for a fair contract ✊
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Starbucks workers’ strike approaches 4th week
The strike, which began on November 13 with walkouts at 65 stores across more than 20 cities, expanded to 120 stores on Black Friday.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org workers as they hold the line for a fair contract ✊
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No one should have to work more than one job to survive.
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
No one should have to work more than one job to survive.
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Farm workers stand in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers.
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Farm workers stand in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers.
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract for close to 4 years. Just like many farm workers, @sbworkersunited.org is fighting back against greedy union busting employers.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Three weeks in and the Starbucks strike has grown to 3,000 workers.
On Black Friday, Starbucks workers expanded their ULP strike to 85+ cities.
Now, just 6 days later, the strike is growing AGAIN.
Hundreds of baristas are joining the Red Cup Rebellion today, alongside thousands already striking in 105+ cities!
Now, just 6 days later, the strike is growing AGAIN.
Hundreds of baristas are joining the Red Cup Rebellion today, alongside thousands already striking in 105+ cities!
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Three weeks in and the Starbucks strike has grown to 3,000 workers.
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Even “affordable” rentals are too expensive for Portlanders, yet landlords refuse to lower costs and help keep us housed.
We’re in a Renters’ State of Emergency, and it’s time to take action and enact policies that benefit working class people, not the wealthy.
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We’re in a Renters’ State of Emergency, and it’s time to take action and enact policies that benefit working class people, not the wealthy.
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Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes
“Even affordable rents are too high,” one affordable housing provider told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Even “affordable” rentals are too expensive for Portlanders, yet landlords refuse to lower costs and help keep us housed.
We’re in a Renters’ State of Emergency, and it’s time to take action and enact policies that benefit working class people, not the wealthy.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
We’re in a Renters’ State of Emergency, and it’s time to take action and enact policies that benefit working class people, not the wealthy.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
The wealthy set wages, rig employment levels, create job requirements, and put a price on necessities then blame poor people when they can’t afford necessities and can’t find jobs.
It’s not about finding a better job, it’s about stopping working class exploitation.
It’s not about finding a better job, it’s about stopping working class exploitation.
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The wealthy set wages, rig employment levels, create job requirements, and put a price on necessities then blame poor people when they can’t afford necessities and can’t find jobs.
It’s not about finding a better job, it’s about stopping working class exploitation.
It’s not about finding a better job, it’s about stopping working class exploitation.
SNAP modifications that increase work requirements for “able-bodied adults” will impact 62K Oregonians. Being “able-bodied” doesn’t equate to work opportunity or guarantee a living wage. It only serves to continue to punish poor people for being poor.
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SNAP benefits map shows how many people face being removed in each state
SNAP currently supports about 42 million low- and no-income people nationwide, offering monthly help with grocery purchases.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
SNAP modifications that increase work requirements for “able-bodied adults” will impact 62K Oregonians. Being “able-bodied” doesn’t equate to work opportunity or guarantee a living wage. It only serves to continue to punish poor people for being poor.
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Federal unions are essential and Congress is about to vote on a bill to reverse President Trump’s executive order that took away their bargaining rights.
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
CALL: Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act in the House of Representatives
CALL: Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act in the House of Representatives It's time to get this done for America's workers.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Federal unions are essential and Congress is about to vote on a bill to reverse President Trump’s executive order that took away their bargaining rights.
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Tell your reps: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and save 1 million federal workers’ union rights. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
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Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
Unskilled labor doesn’t exist; that’s why it’s called labor. And EVERY worker deserves a living wage — from pouring coffee to operating heavy equipment. Working class solidarity above ALL.
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Unskilled labor doesn’t exist; that’s why it’s called labor. And EVERY worker deserves a living wage — from pouring coffee to operating heavy equipment. Working class solidarity above ALL.
I’m eager to join thousands of Oregonians in the stands when Portland Fire returns to the court.
But WNBA players shouldn’t have to fight for basic respect.
Join me in telling Commissioner Engelbert and Adam Silver to negotiate in good faith! @TheWNBPA
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But WNBA players shouldn’t have to fight for basic respect.
Join me in telling Commissioner Engelbert and Adam Silver to negotiate in good faith! @TheWNBPA
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WNBA Players Deserve a Higher Salary and Better Working Conditions
Last October, WNBA players opted out of their 2020 collective bargaining agreement to demand higher salaries, a more mature revenue share system, better working conditions and improved player benefits...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m eager to join thousands of Oregonians in the stands when Portland Fire returns to the court.
But WNBA players shouldn’t have to fight for basic respect.
Join me in telling Commissioner Engelbert and Adam Silver to negotiate in good faith! @TheWNBPA
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
But WNBA players shouldn’t have to fight for basic respect.
Join me in telling Commissioner Engelbert and Adam Silver to negotiate in good faith! @TheWNBPA
actionnetwork.org/letters/wnba...
Starbucks baristas are on strike. Now’s a good time to check out one of the hundreds of locally owned coffee shops in Oregon. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Starbucks baristas are on strike. Now’s a good time to check out one of the hundreds of locally owned coffee shops in Oregon. #NoContractNoCoffee
Trump is calling his administration the “golden age” for working class people, while:
Stealing health care from 15 million people,
Doubling insurance costs for 20 million, and
Stealing health care from 15 million people,
Doubling insurance costs for 20 million, and
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Trump is calling his administration the “golden age” for working class people, while:
Stealing health care from 15 million people,
Doubling insurance costs for 20 million, and
Stealing health care from 15 million people,
Doubling insurance costs for 20 million, and
Trump’s admin is building a $250 million ballroom as hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed and millions are about to lose food assistance and see their health insurance costs double. This is the so-called “golden age for workers” his administration is creating.
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Trump’s admin is building a $250 million ballroom as hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed and millions are about to lose food assistance and see their health insurance costs double. This is the so-called “golden age for workers” his administration is creating.
Aishiki Nag hits the nail on the head with this op-ed. Everyday workers are the ones suffering under this shutdown.
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Nag: Underpaid, undervalued and unequivocally important - Daily Emerald
On Oct. 1, the first day of the government shutdown, the Trump administration notified the nation that it planned to cut up to 4,000 federal positions. Pay continues to be withheld from two million wo...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Aishiki Nag hits the nail on the head with this op-ed. Everyday workers are the ones suffering under this shutdown.
dailyemerald.com/172700/opini...
dailyemerald.com/172700/opini...
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The National Labor Relations Board has now been shutdown for 22 days, leaving millions of organizing workers in limbo.
We’ve compiled a list of impacts and what you can do in the meantime to build power for you and your coworkers:
We’ve compiled a list of impacts and what you can do in the meantime to build power for you and your coworkers:
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The National Labor Relations Board has now been shutdown for 22 days, leaving millions of organizing workers in limbo.
We’ve compiled a list of impacts and what you can do in the meantime to build power for you and your coworkers:
We’ve compiled a list of impacts and what you can do in the meantime to build power for you and your coworkers:
When workers and our communities are bound by solidarity, there’s not a bully in the world we can’t effectively take on.
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Why the ‘No Kings’ Protests Matter
Huge demonstrations won’t translate into immediate political results, but there’s a reason the president is so bothered by them.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
When workers and our communities are bound by solidarity, there’s not a bully in the world we can’t effectively take on.
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Oregon is not a military target, regardless of what Trump or his appointed judges may think. 40,000+ Oregonians made it clear on Saturday when we peacefully marched the streets of our cities: Oregon is home, not a military target.
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Oregon is not a military target
This blatant federal overreach endangers our families, freedoms, and futures.
nwlaborpress.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Oregon is not a military target, regardless of what Trump or his appointed judges may think. 40,000+ Oregonians made it clear on Saturday when we peacefully marched the streets of our cities: Oregon is home, not a military target.
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Thousands of workers showed up to march under one Oregon Labor banner on Saturday.
We’re not going to stand by and watch our jobs, our rights, and our community be ripped away.
#NoKingsOregon
We’re not going to stand by and watch our jobs, our rights, and our community be ripped away.
#NoKingsOregon
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Thousands of workers showed up to march under one Oregon Labor banner on Saturday.
We’re not going to stand by and watch our jobs, our rights, and our community be ripped away.
#NoKingsOregon
We’re not going to stand by and watch our jobs, our rights, and our community be ripped away.
#NoKingsOregon
Oregon Labor is standing with the thousands of Kaiser workers in Oregon who are on strike and fighting for patient wellbeing. ✊
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oregon Labor is standing with the thousands of Kaiser workers in Oregon who are on strike and fighting for patient wellbeing. ✊
The average Oregonian makes $68K a year. It would take nearly 15,000 years for us to make $1 billion.
Billionaires aren’t billionaires because they work hard. They’re billionaires because WE work hard.
Billionaires aren’t billionaires because they work hard. They’re billionaires because WE work hard.
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The average Oregonian makes $68K a year. It would take nearly 15,000 years for us to make $1 billion.
Billionaires aren’t billionaires because they work hard. They’re billionaires because WE work hard.
Billionaires aren’t billionaires because they work hard. They’re billionaires because WE work hard.
Working Oregonians can’t afford a government shutdown. Our federal workers are exhausted with the constant attacks. The Trump administration is jeopardizing our key government services and using workers as their pawns.
#StopTheTrumpShutdown
#StopTheTrumpShutdown
October 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Working Oregonians can’t afford a government shutdown. Our federal workers are exhausted with the constant attacks. The Trump administration is jeopardizing our key government services and using workers as their pawns.
#StopTheTrumpShutdown
#StopTheTrumpShutdown
Teachers are making 27% less than their peers. Guess how much other college graduates’ pay has increased? Over 30%.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Teachers are making 27% less than their peers. Guess how much other college graduates’ pay has increased? Over 30%.
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We're so glad to hear that Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez is free thanks to the efforts by Innovation Law Lab, Oregon for All, and PCUN.
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Oregon Firefighter Freed from ICE Detention - Innovation Law Lab
September 24, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: media@innovationlawlab.org matt@nwirp.org Oregon Firefighter Freed from ICE Detention KEIZER, Ore.— An Oregon firefighter […]
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September 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We're so glad to hear that Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez is free thanks to the efforts by Innovation Law Lab, Oregon for All, and PCUN.
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