New contract for AFSCME members at Metro
If ratified, 300+ workers will get 2.82% raises, and pay an extra 2% of health insurance premiums…
West Coast ports remain open as ILWU continues negotiations for new deal
Key concerns include saving jobs in the era of robotics, and the Obamacare "Cadillac" tax…
Supreme Court decision in Harris v Quinn creates “right-to-work” situation for home care workers
Noel Canning, a separate decision, will create bureaucratic headache for the NLRB.…
Unions back effort to stop unjust discrimination against applicants with criminal records
The "ban the box" campaign wants employers and landlords to give ex-offenders a chance.…
Raise a cup to Solidarity: New beer will take its name from a local union
A Bend, Oregon, brewer wants to show appreciation for Insulators Local 36…
Supreme Court decision is the latest to shift toward corporate power
Harris v Quinn won’t stop union movement from evolving to meet the needs of 21st Century workers…
Staples boycott grows
Unions boycott Staples after it contracts with USPS to staff mini-post offices in stores.…
Reinvigorating Portland’s shipyard: Vigor’s massive new dry dock could mean hundreds of jobs
13 years after selling America’s largest floating dry dock, Vigor bringing one back to Portland …
Marijuana legalization heading for the Oregon ballot, with likely union support
Meanwhile, paid petitioners go on strike at competing legalization campaign…