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Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

US unions condemn ‘unacceptable’ Oregon pension fund link with NSO

NSO Oregon Tobias Read United States AFLCIO AFSCME Amnesty International NSO Group
Oregon pensioners have indirectly been invested in NSO since 2014, when it was taken over by a fund controlled by Francisco Partners.
Oregon pensioners have indirectly been invested in NSO since 2014, when it was taken over by a fund controlled by Francisco Partners. Photograph: Vesa Moilanen/Rex/Shutterstock

When labour organisers passed a resolution this month calling for Oregon’s $100bn state pension fund to divest from a fund that owns NSO Group, it pointed to ways in which the Israeli company’s intrusive spyware is alleged to have been used in the past to target union members.

“It may seem like a cliche, but an injury to one is an injury to all, and we strongly stand behind that,” said Ira Erbs, a part-time professor at Portland Community College and member of the Oregon chapter of the American Federation of Teachers.

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